Circle of François Gérard

Portrait of a lady as Sappho, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle George



Circle of François Gérard - Portrait of a lady as Sappho, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle George



Circle of François Gérard
Portrait of a lady as Sappho, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle George
116.8 x 90.5 cm
Oil on canvas
Sale Christie's, New York, 20 May 2025


Provenance


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
Sale Christie's, New York, 20 May 2025, nr. 18

Other works by François Gérard



Workshop of François Gérard Portrait of Emperor Napoleon I
Portrait of Emperor Napoleon I
c. 1805 - c. 1815

François Gérard Portrait of Comtesse Julie Hugo, née Montferrier (1797-1865), bust-length, in a brown dress with a black shawl
Portrait of Comtesse Julie Hugo, née Montferrier (1797-1865), bust-length, in a brown dress with a black shawl

François Gérard Madame Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Princesse de Bénévent
Madame Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Princesse de Bénévent
c. 1808

François Gérard Saint Teresa
Saint Teresa
1828

François Gérard Julie Bonaparte, Queen of Naples, with her Daughters Zénaïde and Charlotte
Julie Bonaparte, Queen of Naples, with her Daughters Zénaïde and Charlotte