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François Gérard

Also known as Baron Gérard, François Pascal Simon, Baron Gérard, François Pascal Simon (Baron) Gérard, Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard, Gérard, Francois Pascal Simon, Baron Gerard, François-Pascal-Simon Gérard, Francois Gerard

French painter (1770–1837)

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François Gérard was a French painter, politician, teacher, and illustrator born in Rome in 1770. He worked in Paris and Rome, speaking French, and was educated at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, where he also served as an employer. His artistic genre focused on history painting, and he studied under Augustin Pajou, Jacques-Louis David, and Nicolas-Guy Brenet. Gérard held the position of court painter and was a member of the German Archaeological Institute, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Académie des beaux-arts.

His notable works include *The Battle of Austerlitz, 2nd December 1805* and *Cupid and Psyche*. His works are held in the collections of the Belvedere, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Museo del Prado. Gérard taught Charles de Steuben and Joseph Karl Stieler. He died in Paris on 11 January 1837 and is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery.

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It sits within the topics 1770 births, 1837 deaths and 18th-century French male artists.

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Key facts

Born: François Pascal Simon Gérard , ( 1770-03-12 ) 12 March 1770 , Rome , Papal States
Died: 11 January 1837 (1837-01-11) (aged 66), Paris , France
Education: Pajou , Brenet , David
Known for: Portrait painting

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: François
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Rome
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: visual artist
Position held: court painter
Educated at: Beaux-Arts de Paris
Employer: Beaux-Arts de Paris
Languages spoken: French
Student of: Nicolas-Guy Brenet
Field of work: visual arts
Genre: history painting
Image: François Gérard (1770–1837), later Baron Gérard MET DP327712.jpg
Work location: Paris

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place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery
Commons category: François Gérard
date of birth: 1770-05-04
date of death: 1837-01-11
Commons Creator page: François Gérard
member of: Académie des beaux-arts
Commons gallery: François Gérard
name in native language: François Gérard
student: Joseph Karl Stieler
has works in the collection: National Portrait Gallery of Sweden
P6482: François Gérard
P8168: Richard LaGravenese
start of work period: 1782-01-01
end of work period: 1837-01-01

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Works in European collections

28 objects attributed to François Gérard, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

François Pascal Simon Gérard ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa paskal simɔ̃ ʒeʁaʁ], 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a 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.

A student of Jacques-Louis David, he became one of the leading painters of the First French Empire (1804–1815) and the Bourbon Restoration (1815–1830). Court painter to Emperor Napoleon and later First Painter to Kings Louis XVIII and Charles X, Gérard enjoyed immense renown—not only in France, but across Europe. Nicknamed “the painter of kings, the king of painters,” he was indeed the portraitist of choice for every European royal family. His salon, one of the most celebrated of its time, welcomed the era’s most eminent figures.

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