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GERARD, FRANCOIS, BARON (1770-1837) , French painter, was born on the 4th of May 1770, at Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house
ambassador . At the age of twelve Gerard obtained admission into the Pension du Roi at Paris. From the Pension he passed to the studio ofsatirical humour, soon came to enjoy a general popularity. Besides supplying illustrations for various standard works, such as the songs of Beranger, the fables of La Fontaine, Don Quixote, Gulliver's Travels, Robinson
analysis of character and marvellous inventive ingenuity, and his humour is always tempered and refined by delicacy of sentiment and a vein of sober thoughtfulness. He died of mental disease on the 17th of March
A short notice of Gerard, under the name of Grandville, is contained in Theophile Gautier 's Portraits contemporains. See also Charles Blanc , Grandville (Paris, 1855).End of Article: GERARD, FRANCOIS, BARON (1770-1837) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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