circa 1795 (?): commissioned by Alexandre Madeleine Pasteur (1773-1841) (?)
Unknown date: inherited by Charles Pasteur
1948: lent to Louvre Museum, Paris, by Charles Pasteur (?)
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GROS, Antoine-Jean
(b. 1771, Paris, d. 1835, Meudon)
Madame Pasteur
1795-96
Oil on canvas, 86 x 67 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Refugee in Italy during the Revolution, Gros painted several portraits, mainly in Genoa in 1795-96. This early work of the artist reflects the spirit of the 18th century.