Baron François Gérard
Portrait of G. F. Reverdin

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Artist Baron François Gérard(French, 1770–1837)French, 1770–1837

CultureFrench

Titles

Portrait of G. F. Reverdin
Portrait de François-Gédéon Reverdin

Date1796

MediumOil on panel

DimensionsPanel: 21 5/8 × 17 1/8 in. (55 × 43.5 cm)
Frame: 27 1/4 × 22 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (69.2 × 57.8 × 4.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2016.155

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

219 Blanton Gallery

On view

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceFrançois-Gédéon Reverdin, Geneva, before 1828; Adolphe Reverdin, Geneva, 1828; Madame Adolphe Reverdin (née Catherine Mayor), Geneva, 1901; Jacques-Louis Reverdin, Geneva, 1909; Henri Reverdin, Geneva, 1929; Collection of Olivier Reverdin, Geneva, 1975; [Hôtel des Ventes, Geneva, "Art Suisse, Collection Reverdin, Ecoles Européennes XVIIe-XXe siècles," 10 December, 2014, Lot 1328]; purchased by [Saint Honoré Art Consulting, Paris, 2014]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in ink on verso left edge, vertically: G• REVERDIN• PEINT PAR Fs. GÉRARD 1796

Monogrammed LR: F^s.G.

Printed TransArt label on verso upper center

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