François Gérard
(1770–1837) French painter (1770–1837)
François Gérard (France, 1770–1837) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, François Gérard belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
François Gérard was born in Rome and died in Paris. François Gérard trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The teachers included Augustin Pajou, Jacques-Louis David, and Nicolas-Guy Brenet. François Gérard worked in Paris, Rome, and Paris. François Gérard became a member of German Archaeological Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Académie des beaux-arts. The students included Charles de Steuben, Joseph Karl Stieler, and Julie Hugo.
The best-known works include ‘The Battle of Austerlitz, 2nd December 1805’, ‘Entrée d'Henri IV à Paris, 22 mars 1594’, ‘Cupid and Psyche’, and ‘Portrait of Emperor Napoleon I’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 135 works by François Gérard with free images. The dated works span the years 1789–1900. Works by François Gérard are held by several collections, among them Musée de l'Histoire de France, Département des peintures du Louvre, Eremitaget, and Museo di Capodimonte. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Adèle Romany, John William Lewin, Johannes Jelgerhuis, Karl August Senff, and José Aparicio.