12 March 1770 - 11 January 1837) was a French painter born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador. His mother was Italian. As a baron of the Empire he is sometimes referred to as Baron Gerard. Related Paintings of Francois Pascal Simon Gerard :. | Napoleon, Keizer der Fransen | ortrait of Empress Josephine of France | Portrat des Joachim Murat | Portrait de Napoleon Ier en uniforme de colonel des grenadiers a pied de la Garde | Charles X en habits de sacre | Related Artists: Emile Pinchart French, 1842 to 1924 Josef fuhrich 1800-1876
William J.Glackens March 13.1870-May 22.1938,American painter and illustrator. He graduated in 1889 from Central High School, Philadelphia, where he had known Albert C. Barnes, who later became a noted collector of modern art. He became a reporter-illustrator for the Philadelphia Record in 1891 and later for the Philadelphia Press. In 1892 he began to attend evening classes in drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, studying under Thomas Anshutz. In the same year he became a friend and follower of Robert Henri, who persuaded him to take up oil painting in 1894.
