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François Gérard

French painter

Died when: 66 years 305 days (801 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

François Gérard

François Pascal Simon Gérard (French pronunciation: ​[fʁɑ̃swa paskal simɔ̃ ʒeʁaʁ], 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a prominent French painter.

He was born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador, and his mother was Italian.

After he was made a baron of the Empire in 1809 by Emperor Napoleon, he was known formally as Baron Gérard.


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