Artist

Marguerite Gérard

1761–1837 · born in Grasse · died in Paris

Marguerite Gérard was born in Grasse, France, and moved to Paris as a teenager to train with her brother-in-law, Fragonard. She became a successful painter of elegant home scenes, often showing women reading, writing or playing music. She exhibited at the Salon and sold to the wealthy collectors of Europe. She died in Paris in 1837.