Artist(s):
after Gérard, François, baron (1770-1837)
Composed Title English:
Madame de Staël.
Inscription:
[on opp p. : Photo-Etching. - After the Painting by Gerard.]
Description:
Bust-length portrait of Madame de Staël, the French intellectual exiled by Napoleon to Switzerland. She wears her famous turban, from which escape black curls, and an Empire-style dress with the high waist. This portrait by Gérard was commissioned by her children after her death in 1817.
Original Work:
byGérard, François, baron (1770-1837)
. Château de Coppet, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.Subject Heading(s):
Staël, Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker, dite Madame de (1766-1817)
Related Works:
Gérard, François, baron (1770-1837); 'Madame de Staël.'
LocNo:
Added Location:
vol. 2, p. 204