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 :. | Portrait of la duchesse de Berry et ses enfants | The Fatherland under Threat | Portrait of Marie Louise of Austria | Portrait de Napoleon Ier en uniforme de colonel des grenadiers a pied de la Garde | Portrait of Desiree Clary, known as Desiree Bernadotte and Queen Desideria of Sweden, wife of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, known as King Charles XIV. of | Related Artists:
NETSCHER, CasparDutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1635-1684
Bertha Wormspainted Missing Naples in 1895
LENS, Andries CornelisFlemish painter (b. 1739, Antwerpen, d. 1822, Bruxelles).
Flemish painter and writer. He was the son of the flower painter Cornelis Lens (d after 1766) and studied first under Charles Ykens II (1719-53) and then under Balthazar Beschey. In 1756 he was awarded first prize at the Academie of Antwerp and in 1763 was appointed to the staff on the strength of his decoration (destr.) of the refectory of the Alexians at Lier. He also came to the attention of Charles Alexandre, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, Governor-General of the Netherlands