Showing posts with label Marie-Gabrielle Capet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marie-Gabrielle Capet. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Atelier of Madame Vincent (1808)

Marie-Gabrielle Capet: The Atelier of Madame Vincent 

Madame Vincent was born Adélaïde Labille-Guiard; she was a prominent 18th century painter of portraits and miniatures. Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761-1818) was one of her students. A self-portrait by Mlle. Capet dating to 1783 is below.


Monday, April 8, 2013

Marie-Joseph Chenier (1800)

By Marie-Gabrielle Capet, this is Portrait of Marie-Joseph Chenier.


Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761-1818) was another female Neoclassic painter. She was primarily a portrait painter. Here's her self-portrait from 1783:


The subject of the above portrait, Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier, was a poet, dramatist and politician. His works were said to have a role in sparking the French Revolution.