Explore the Description of this artwork, Portrait of Madame Récamier (Gros).
The picture is painted in oil on canvas and has dimensions of 62.3 x 51.2 cm.
The portrait is in the Romantic style. It presents Madame Recamier in her middle age. A great beauty of her time, she had been portrayed in her youth by Jacques-Louis David and François Gérard, at the time when she was leading a cosmopolitan life in Paris while residing at the consulate in the city. She was known for her lavish soirees at the Palace of Rue Mont Blanc, which were attended contemporary artists, writers, actors and politicians. The portrait was painted later, but shows her fair features and graceful hands folded under her chest.
Madame Recamier Jacques-Louis David Romantic style François Gérard