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François Gérard

1770 - 1837

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François Pascal Simon Gérard (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa paskal simɔ̃ ʒeʁaʁ], 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a French painter. He was born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador, and his mother was Italian. After he was made a baron of the Empire in 1809 by Emperor Napoleon, he was known formally as Baron Gérard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Gérard is the 278th most popular painter (up from 287th in 2019), the 910th most popular biography from Italy (up from 936th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Italian Painter.

François Gérard was a French painter who was born in 1770 and died in 1837. He is most famous for his paintings of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Among painters, François Gérard ranks 278 out of 2,023. Before him are Gerda Wegener, Gerrit Dou, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Angela Hitler, Orazio Gentileschi, and Hubert van Eyck. After him are Pieter Aertsen, Lucas van Leyden, Lorenzo di Credi, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Pietro Lorenzetti, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze.

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Among people born in 1770, François Gérard ranks 10. Before him are Friedrich Hölderlin, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Louis-Nicolas Davout, William Wordsworth, William Clark, and Louis-Gabriel Suchet. After him are Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Anton Reicha, Theodoros Kolokotronis, Manuel Belgrano, and Thomas Johann Seebeck. Among people deceased in 1837, François Gérard ranks 12. Before him are John Constable, Akbar II, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, John Field, Giacomo Leopardi, and Georg Büchner. After him are Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands, Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Adam Afzelius, Jean-François Le Sueur, and Philippe Buonarroti.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, François Gérard ranks 910 out of 5,161. Before him are Julia Minor (-101), Mario Beccaria (1920), Orazio Gentileschi (1563), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609), Pietro Pomponazzi (1462), and Roberto Cavalli (1940). After him are Emilio Salgari (1862), Angelo Scola (1941), Rosalia Lombardo (1918), Ferruccio Busoni (1866), Lorenzo di Credi (1459), and Italo Gariboldi (1879).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, François Gérard ranks 75. Before him are Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), Rosalba Carriera (1673), Cosimo Rosselli (1439), Guercino (1591), Gentile da Fabriano (1370), and Orazio Gentileschi (1563). After him are Lorenzo di Credi (1459), Pietro Lorenzetti (1280), Salvator Rosa (1615), Francesco Primaticcio (1504), John William Waterhouse (1849), and Masolino da Panicale (1383).

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