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CIRCLE OF BARON FRANÇOIS PASCAL SIMON GÉRARD(ROME 1770-1837 PARIS) Portrait of a lady as Sappho, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle George
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CIRCLE OF BARON FRANÇOIS PASCAL SIMON GÉRARD(ROME 1770-1837 PARIS) Portrait of a lady as Sappho, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle George
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CIRCLE OF BARON FRANÇOIS PASCAL SIMON GÉRARD
(ROME 1770-1837 PARIS)
Portrait of a lady as Sappho, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle George
oil on canvas, unlined
46 x 35 5⁄8 in. (116.8 x 90.5 cm.)
with inscription 'Bron Gerard / 1819' (on the reverse)
Maréchal Bugeaud, Château de Païssons (according to a label on the reverse).
Dr. Antoine Chautereau (according to a label on the reverse).
with Wildenstein & Co., by 1964, where acquired circa 1965 by,
Private collection, and by whom sold,
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 January 2008, lot 94, as 'Circle of Jacques-Louis David', where acquired by the present owner.
J. Mut i Arbós, 'Sappho Recalled to Life by Music', Music in Art, XLIII, Fall 2018, pp. 29 and 45, note 18, fig. 8, as 'François Gerard'.
San Francisco, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Man, Glory, Jest, and Riddle: A Survey of the Human Form through the Ages, 10 November 1964-3 January 1965, no. 185, as 'Baron Francois Gérard, Mlle. George.'
This painting depicts a lady in the guise of the Greek poetess Sappho, seated nude on a couch, with a sheer white fabric delicately draped around her legs. She gazes upward with a longing expression, holding a tablet on which she has inscribed the name of her lover, Phaon. Behind her stands a small statue of Eros, the Greek god of love, and below the statue hangs a lyre, an object often associated with Sappho to symbolize her lyrical poetry and music. The subject of Sappho was frequently treated by Neoclassical painters, most famously by Jacques-Louis David for his
Sappho and Phaon, commissioned by Prince Nikolai Yusupov in 1809, and now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersbug (inv. no. GE-5668). An old label affixed to the reverse of the present canvas identified the sitter as Mademoiselle George, the stage name of Marguerite George (1787-1867). George was one of the leading actresses of her time and one of Napoleon’s mistresses.
This work has previously been attributed to Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard, one of the most influential Neoclassical painters, and David’s most celebrated pupil. While the reverse of the painting bears an inscription with his name and is dated 1819, the stylistic elements—marked by fluid and expressive brushstrokes—do not reflect Gérard's work from this time. Accordingly, this compelling portrait was likely painted by another accomplished artist within his circle.
(ROME 1770-1837 PARIS)
Portrait of a lady as Sappho, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle George
oil on canvas, unlined
46 x 35 5⁄8 in. (116.8 x 90.5 cm.)
with inscription 'Bron Gerard / 1819' (on the reverse)
Maréchal Bugeaud, Château de Païssons (according to a label on the reverse).
Dr. Antoine Chautereau (according to a label on the reverse).
with Wildenstein & Co., by 1964, where acquired circa 1965 by,
Private collection, and by whom sold,
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 January 2008, lot 94, as 'Circle of Jacques-Louis David', where acquired by the present owner.
J. Mut i Arbós, 'Sappho Recalled to Life by Music', Music in Art, XLIII, Fall 2018, pp. 29 and 45, note 18, fig. 8, as 'François Gerard'.
San Francisco, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Man, Glory, Jest, and Riddle: A Survey of the Human Form through the Ages, 10 November 1964-3 January 1965, no. 185, as 'Baron Francois Gérard, Mlle. George.'
This painting depicts a lady in the guise of the Greek poetess Sappho, seated nude on a couch, with a sheer white fabric delicately draped around her legs. She gazes upward with a longing expression, holding a tablet on which she has inscribed the name of her lover, Phaon. Behind her stands a small statue of Eros, the Greek god of love, and below the statue hangs a lyre, an object often associated with Sappho to symbolize her lyrical poetry and music. The subject of Sappho was frequently treated by Neoclassical painters, most famously by Jacques-Louis David for his
Sappho and Phaon, commissioned by Prince Nikolai Yusupov in 1809, and now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersbug (inv. no. GE-5668). An old label affixed to the reverse of the present canvas identified the sitter as Mademoiselle George, the stage name of Marguerite George (1787-1867). George was one of the leading actresses of her time and one of Napoleon’s mistresses.
This work has previously been attributed to Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard, one of the most influential Neoclassical painters, and David’s most celebrated pupil. While the reverse of the painting bears an inscription with his name and is dated 1819, the stylistic elements—marked by fluid and expressive brushstrokes—do not reflect Gérard's work from this time. Accordingly, this compelling portrait was likely painted by another accomplished artist within his circle.