Antoine-Jean Gros

Gros, Antoine-Jean baron

French, 1771 - 1835

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The image shows a man from the waist up. He is slightly turned to the side, with a serene expression. He has short, swept-back gray hair, sideburns, and visible lines on his face. The man is wearing a dark suit, white high-collared shirt, and a white cravat. A chain, possibly a watch fob, is visible on his suit. There is a red detail, possibly a ribbon or handkerchief, in his breast pocket. The background is plain dark brown.
Antoine-Jean Gros, Dr. Vignardonne, 1827, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.154

Dr. Vignardonne

Antoine-Jean Gros · 1827 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.154

The image shows two men, one on a horse and the other standing beside it. The man on the horse is in an elevated position, with a resolute facial expression, a beard, sharp eyebrows, a turban, a robe with ornate patterns, and sheathed knives in his waistband. The man standing beside the horse is shirtless with a muscular build, hair styled into two puffs, holding the horse's bridle in one hand and a stick or staff in the other. The setting behind them is sparsely depicted, with suggestive lines possibly indicating a landscape or horizon.
Antoine-Jean Gros, The Chief of the Mamelukes on Horseback, 1817, lithograph, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.1053

The Chief of the Mamelukes on Horseback

Antoine-Jean Gros · 1817 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1964.8.1053

The image shows two men and a horse in a desert setting. One man is seated on the ground with one leg bent, bearded with curly hair, wearing a headdress and patterned robes. The second man is offering a cup to the seated man, wearing a sleeveless garment and a cap. The horse stands between them, decorated with tasselled tack. A dog is drinking water on the left side of the image. The background features an arid landscape with minimal detail.
Antoine-Jean Gros, Arabe du désert (Desert Arab), 1817, lithograph on wove paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2012.67.1

Arabe du désert (Desert Arab)

Antoine-Jean Gros · 1817 · lithograph on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2012.67.1

The image shows an upper body depiction of a man in a formal, military portrait. He is facing slightly to the right, while his head is turned towards the left. The man has a pronounced jawline with sideburns and curly, dark hair styled with volume. He is dressed in an ornate military uniform, featuring a prominent blue coat with gold epaulettes, a red sash draped diagonally across his chest, and a decorative star emblem on the left breast. A golden rope accentuates his waist. He wears a high-collared shirt beneath the coat. The background is subtle, with a soft gradient transitioning from darker to lighter shades, without any prominent features. The bottom of the image contains text identifying the person as JOACHIM-NAPOLÉON, ROI DE NAPLES ET DE SICILE, with a detailed crest centered below.
Louis Charles Ruotte, Joachim Murat (Joachim-Napoleon, Roi de Naples et de Sicile, Grand-Admiral de France), color aquatint with hand coloring, Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane, 1955.4.9

Joachim Murat (Joachim-Napoleon, Roi de Naples et de Sicile, Grand-Admiral de France)

Louis Charles Ruotte · · color aquatint with hand coloring ·  Accession ID  1955.4.9

Bibliography

1845

  • Delestre, Jean-Baptiste. Gros et ses oeuvres. Paris, 1845. 2nd ed. 1867.

  • Delacroix, Eugène. "Gros." Revue des deux-mondes, 1 September 1845. Reprinted in Achille Piron, Eugène Delacroix, sa vie et ses oeuvres. Paris, 1865.

1880

  • Tripier le Franc, J. Histoire de la vie et de la mort du baron Gros. Paris, 1880.

1906

  • Lemonnier, Henry. Gros (Les Grands Artistes). Paris, 1906.

2000

  • Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 272-273.