Baron François Gérard
Marius Returning to Rome

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Marius Returning to Rome
Date1789
PlaceParis, France
MediumOil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions9 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (23.5 × 31.2 cm)
frame: 14 5/16 × 17 3/8 in. (36.3 × 44.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the estate of Mary Alice Wilson and the Director's Accessions Endowment
Object number91.39
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAnne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (1767-1824), gift of the artist, until 1825; Ambroise Firmin Didot (1790-1876); Private collection, Paris; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Printed and typed on sticker at lower center of back board: "W.M. BRADY & CO., INC./ 3 EAST 76th STREET NEW YORK, NY 10021/ FRANÇOIS-PASCAL-SIMON, BARON GÉRARD/ Rome 1770-1837 Paris/ "Marius Returning to Rome"/Inscribed, lower left "G. Silla"; and on a label/ on the reverse, "esquisse atribuée a Gérard"/ oil on paper, mounted on canvas/ 9 1/4 x 12/1/4 inches/ 235 x 312 mm"

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