Marguerite Gérard

Selected Works

A woman with light skin, dark curly hair, and a serious expression is seated on a red couch holding a piece of white cloth. She is wearing a pale blue dress with white sleeves and a large hat decorated with a bow and a feather.

Young Woman Embroidering

ca, 1815–20
Marguerite Gérard, Young Woman Embroidering, ca, 1815–20. Oil on canvas, 60 x 49.5 cm. Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art

A group of four light-skinned people are seated around a table looking out at the viewer. A young boy with reddish hair and a gray jacket stands next to a woman in a green striped dress with an ornate top hat on her white hair. On the other side of the table, a man with gray hair curled over his ears holds a pen in one hand and a young child with reddish hair on his lap with the other.

An Architect and his Family

ca. 1787–90
Marguerite Gérard, An Architect and his Family, ca. 1787–90. Oil on wood panel, 30.5 x 24.1 cm. Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art

An infant child with pale skin and blonde curls is seated in a small red sled or cart with gold trim, filled with cushions, blankets, and pink cut flowers. A young woman with very light skin, medium brown curly hair, and a long white dress looks back over her shoulder and holds a pink or red cloth to pull the cart along. Behind the cart, another light-skinned woman wearing white appears to be pushing the cart from behind. Two white dogs run alongside.

The Beloved Child

ca. 1790
Marguerite Gérard, The Beloved Child, ca. 1790. Oil on canvas, 60.32 x 73.02 cm. Hillwood Estate
Hillwood Estate

A man and a woman are shown together at a desk. The woman has light skin, dark hair, and wears a white dress and bow headpiece as she sits at the desk turning the page of a large book, with her head turned to look away from the desk. Behind her, a man with light skin, gray hair with a widow's peak, and a gray coat over a yellow waistcoat leans against the back of the chair on one arm, the other resting on his hip.

Portrait of a Couple

ca. 1792
Marguerite Gérard, Portrait of a Couple, ca. 1792. Oil on panel, 41.3 x 32.7 cm. Muscarelle Museum of Art, 2016.002
Muscarelle Museum of Art

Two women sit on opposite sides of a table draped with cloth. The woman on the nearer side of the table has light skin, light brown or blonde hair, and is wearing a long-sleeved white dress, and she is holding an infant in her arms as it reaches for her face. On the opposite side of the table, the other young woman leans forward with her arms crossed over her chest, elbows on the table. She has light skin, dark curly hair, and wears a light-colored short sleeved dress.

Motherhood

ca. 1795–1800
Marguerite Gérard, Motherhood, ca. 1795–1800. Oil on canvas, 61 x 50.8 cm. Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art

A young woman with light skin, blonde curly hair under a white cap, and a shiny blue dress is seated next to a table holding a guitar-like instrument and looking at the young man standing near her. He has light skin, brown curly hair, and a red fur-trimmed cloak over his blue jacket, and looks back at the seated woman. Another young woman with blonde hair stands behind the table looking on, and a young child in a white dress wiht a blue sash looks down toward her own feet.

The Hussar and his Family

ca. 1800
Marguerite Gérard, The Hussar and his Family, ca. 1800. Oil on canvas, 59 x 49 cm. Denver Art Museum, 2001.309
Denver Art Museum

A man and a woman stand at the center of a room, with the man holding the woman's arm. the man has gray hair, light skin with rosy cheeks, and a long green coat over a white waistcoat with a high collar, and he is looking down and away from the woman next to him. The woman has very light skin, dark curly hair pulled away from her face, and wears a short-sleeved black and pink dress. On the other side of the man, a young boy in a green coat is holding a white and brown spotted hunting dog by the leash.

Family Group

ca. 1810-20
Marguerite Gérard, Family Group, ca. 1810-20. Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 64.8 cm. Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art

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