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François Pascal Simon Gérard (4th May, 1770 - 11th Jan, 1837)

Marie Laczinska, comtesse Waleska, puis comtesse d'Ornano (1786-1817)

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Photo (C) Paris - Musée de l'Armée, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Philippe Sébert

Paris, musée de l'Armée

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Keywords:

portrait of a woman

Walewska, Maria Laczynska (1786-1817)

full-length portrait

mistress (extramarital affair)

count (personality)

on one's elbows

personnalité (époque napoléonienne)

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About the artwork

Title:

Marie Laczinska, comtesse Waleska, puis comtesse d'Ornano (1786-1817)

Periods:

contemporary period from 1789 until 1914

Techniques:

Dimensions:

2410 x 1620

Inventory number:

27828 ; Ea 769

Detail:

Peint vers 1810

Location:

Paris, musée de l'Armée

About the author(s)

Author:

François Pascal Simon Gérard

Also known as:

baron

Born:

4th May, 1770

Dead:

11th Jan, 1837

Country:

France

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

François Pascal Simon Gérard (4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a prominent French painter. He was born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador, and his mother was Italian. After he was made a baron of the Empire in 1809 by Emperor Napoleon, he was known formally as Baron Gérard. Read more...