François Pascal Simon Gérard, called Baron Gérard
Portraits of the Artist's Parents: A) Jean Simon Gérard (c. 1740-1790) B) Madame Gérard, née Cleria Caterina Pasqua Camilla Matteï (1750-1793)
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January 31, 03:58 PM GMT
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12,000 - 18,000 USD
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François Pascal Simon Gérard, later called Baron Gérard
Rome 1770 - 1837 Paris
Portraits of the Artist's Parents:
A) Jean Simon Gérard (c. 1740-1790)
B) Madame Gérard, née Cleria Caterina Pasqua Camilla Matteï (1750-1793)
both works bear labels inscribed by the artist's brother, Alexandre Gérard:
A) donné par mon frère le / 26 juillet 1820 et dessiné / par lui
B) donné par mon frère le 26 / juillet 1820
both black chalk with stump, the father heightened with white
Each: 4 in.; 103 mm (diameter)
Jacques-Alexandre Gérard (1780-1832), brother of the artist;
Thence by descent to his son, Henri-Alexandre Gérard (1818-1885);
Thence by descent to his son, baron Maurice-Henri-François Gérard (1853-1924), Château de Maison, près Bayeux;
Thence by descent to his daughter, Antoinette-Marie-Béatrix-Pauline Gérard (1909-1958) and her husband, François-Charles-Jean-Marie, duc d’Harcourt et de Beuvron (1902-1997);
Thence by descent to their son, François-Henri-Michel, duc d’Harcourt and de Beuvron (1928-2020);
By whose family sold ("Provenant de la famille du baron Gérard"), Paris, Artcurial, 23 March 2017, lot 10;
Where acquired by the present owner.