Letters, 1826-1834.

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Letters, 1826-1834.

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Collection consists of letters to various correspondents, mostly concerning artistic matters. Included are letters to the royal chancellor about the use of a costume for his painting the "Sacre de Charles X" (1826); to a M. Bovine about exhibiting a portrait of the King (n.d.); to M. Lalande, Architecte du roi at Versailles, furnishing details about the size and requirements for framing and placement of paintings in the palace; to M. Naigeon, curator of the Luxembourg museum, granting permission for his student Gambit to copy his l'Amour et Psyche (1835); and to M. Dulci commenting at length on a critical response to Gerard's work. One detailed letter of 1834 recommends the engraver Girard for his contributions to the technique of copperplate engraving, asserting that comparable achievements in the medium can only be found among English artists.

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Château de Versailles (Versailles, France)

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Girard, Alexis François 1787-1870

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Gérard, François-Pascal-Simon baron 1770-1837

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The French painter François Pascal Simon Gérard became the official portraitist of Napoleon I, as well as to the successive monarchs and their families. He was also in great demand among French and foreign nobility. From the description of Letter to vicomte Mathieu de Montmorency, [between 1816 and 1821] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80048886 French painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to a M. De la Fontaine, [18...