Marguerite Gérard
Marguerite Gérard (28 January 1761 in Grasse – 18 May 1837 in Paris)[1] was a French painter and etcher. She was the daughter of Marie Gilette and perfumer Claude Gérard. At 8 years-old she became the sister-in-law of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and when she was 14 she became his pupil, and she often worked with him. She was also the aunt of the artist Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard.
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- ^ a b Sardou, J. B.; Archives départementales, Archives communales de Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes (France) (1865). Inventaire sommaire des Archives communales antérieures à 1790, ville de Grasse. Paul Dupont. p. 11. http://books.google.com/books?id=pdYZAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 12 May 2009. "Acte de naissance de mademoiselle Marguerite Gérard, peintre, décédée en 1832, le 1er janvier : « Le 28 janvier 1761, est née et a été baptisée Marguerite Gérard, fille du sieur Claude Gillette Gérard, marchand parfumeur, et de dame Marie, son épouse; le parrain a été Honoré Isnard, négociant, la marraine demoiselle Marguerite Gazagnaire, son épouse »" .
Note that contrary to all other sources, the given death date is 1 January 1832, not 18 May 1837.
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Gerard, Marguerite |
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| Date of birth |
28 January 1761 |
| Place of birth |
Grasse, France |
| Date of death |
18 May 1837 |
| Place of death |
Paris |