Marie-Gabrielle Capet

Selected Works

Self-Portrait

1783

Portrait of Anne-Felicite Grielle

1785

A light-skinned woman with curly gray hair, a white dress with a draped front and very high collar, and a straw hat with ribbons is shown from the waist up, looking directly out at the viewer from a round portrait.

Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Aubin, countess de Genlis

1798
Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de St-Aubin, countess de Genlis, 1798. Watercolor and gouache on ivory, 7.1 cm. Nationalmuseum Sweden
Nationalmuseum Sweden

Houdon Working on the Bust of Voltaire

1800

Portrait of Houdon

1801

Portrait of Simon Charles Miger

1806

The atelier of Madame Vincent

1808

Portrait of Madame Martin de Lesseps

1809

Portrait of a Young Woman

around 1818

A round portrait of a seated, light-skinned woman with red hair that is going white or gray near the roots, and a young child with light skin and dark brown hair standing next to her. The woman wears a lacy cap with a bow, a transluscent white shawl, and a purple or red striped gown, while the child wears a yellow dress with a white collar and sleeves.

Portrait of a Lady and Child

ca. 1785
Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Portrait of a Lady and Child, ca. 1785. Watercolor and ivory, 7.62 cm. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Marie-Joseph Chenier

ca. 1800

A light-skinned woman with dark hair is wearing a white dress that is nearly the same color as her skin, and is seated on a chair in a room decorated with tapestries, rugs, and paintings. By her knee, a young child with light skin and curls leans against her knee and looks up at the woman. The woman looks out at the viewer and holds up the index finger of one hand, as if indicating that they should wait.

Portrait of Madame Marie-Alexandre Vincent and Her Son André

n.d.
Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Portrait of Madame Marie-Alexandre Vincent and Her Son André, n.d. Gouache on paper, 45 x 34 cm. Musée Cognacq-Jay
Musée Cognacq-Jay

Charles Meynier

n.d.

Homme en habit rayé

n.d.

Mme Longrois, née Anne-Félicité Grésille

n.d.

Presumed Portrait of Madame Elisabeth

n.d.

Portrait of a Woman Holding a Letter

n.d.

Presumed Portrait of Mademoiselle Mars

n.d.

Self-Portrait

n.d.

Young Boy, in Purple Gray Dress, and Striped Vest, Sitting at a Table and Reading

n.d.

Young Woman

n.d.

Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat and Light Yellow Vest

n.d.

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