A Lady reading a letter from her Husband
Artist/Maker
DatesMade: Made ca 1808
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 61 x 50,5 cm h x w x d: Ram 75,5 x 65 x 8 cm
Inventory numberNM 7702
AcqusitionPurchase 2023 Wiros Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): En kvinna läser ett brev från sin make Title (en): A Lady reading a letter from her Husband
DescriptionExhibition text: Marguerite Gérard, a pupil and collaborator of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, her brother-in-law, made a name for herself in the late 1780s. Her genre scenes and fine touch, evocative of 17th-century Dutch painting, appealed to collectors both before and after the French Revolution. Here, the Empire-style armchair discreetly suggests the topicality of the scene. A woman has just received a letter from her husband, engaged in the Napoleonic Wars; her father searches on a globe for the origin of the letter.
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Collection
TechniquePainting
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