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Marius Returning to Rome by François Gérard

Marius Returning to Rome

François Gérard · 1789

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Artist
François Gérard
Date
1789
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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François Gérard

François Gérard, a student of Jacques-Louis David, rose to become the "painter of kings," capturing the likenesses of European royalty and the leading figures of the Napoleonic Empire and Bourbon Restoration.

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