Deserved Sorrows

1788-1789

Marguerite Gérard

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Marguerite Gérard

Artist, French, 1761 - 1837

The image shows a woman seated on a chair in a luxurious environment. She has fair skin, delicate features, and wavy light brown hair styled in a partial updo. She wears an elegant cream gown with a red overcoat lined in white fur. A maid holds a tray with a glass, a small loaf, and a gold pitcher, while the woman holds a silver platter. Next to the woman, there are ornate armor and weapons on the floor. A painting of a man in historical attire hangs on the wall. The room features wooden paneling and elegant furnishings.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Art market, Switzerland, 1978;[1] (Galerie Kurt Meissner, Zurich, with its pendant, 2025.29.2); private collection. (Galerie Eric Coatalem, Paris); purchased 2025 by NGA.
[1] According to Kurt Meissner, Marcel Roethlisberger; and Werner Sumowski, Kurt Meissner: Gemälde und Zeichnungen aus sechzig Jahren Kunsthandel, Zurich, 2003: 58.

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Bibliography

2003

  • Meissner, Kurt and Marcel Roethlisberger. Gemälde und Zeichnungen aus sechzig Jahren Kunsthandel. Zurich, 2003: 58, 60, repro, 281.

2005

  • Rosenberg, Pierre. Poussin, Lorrain, Watteau, Fragonard: Französische Meisterwerke des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts aus deutschen Sammlungen. Exh. cat. Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, Haus der Kunst, Munich, and Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, 2005-2006: 350.

2019

  • Blumenfeld, Carole. Marguerite Gérard: 1761-1837. Montreuil: 2019:206, no. 46P, repro.


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