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Jean-Antoine Gros

Jean-Antoine Gros was an art collector, painter, pastellist, printmaker and etcher (1732–1790). He was born at Toulouse and died at Paris.

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Identity and origins

He married Pierrette-Madeleine-Cécile Durand and Felicite Labille Gros. One child is recorded: Antoine-Jean Gros.

Identity

What the record establishes about Jean-Antoine Gros.

Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Heliogravure by Dujardin after a painting by A. J. Gros. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after A. J. Gros. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. An allegory celebrating Dutch painters. Engraving by J.A. Pierron after P. Peyron. is dated [1796] and held by Wellcome Collection. François Gérard (1770–1837), later Baron Gérard is dated ca. 1790 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2002.441). Portrait of the Maistre Sisters is dated 1796 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1990.110). Self-Portrait is dated ca. 1790 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2024.592.2).

Jean-Antoine Gros is recorded as art collector, painter, pastellist, printmaker and etcher. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 531 objects associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 2 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 4 objects associated with this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Jean-Antoine Gros may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Jean-Antoine Gros is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q37999207.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 531 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Gros, Jean Antoine, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Gros, Antoine Jean (Baron), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Gros, Antoine-Jean, Baron, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Gros, Antoine-Jean, Baron (1771–1835), A New Dictionary of the French Revolution, 2012. 2835, 1778-04-13, GROS (Jean Antoine), peintre en miniature, Art Sales Catalogues Online.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1732Jean-Antoine Gros born at Toulouse.
  2. 1732Jean-Antoine Gros was born in 1732 at Toulouse.
  3. 1770François Gérard (1770–1837), later Baron Gérard is dated ca. 1790 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2002.441).
  4. 1790Jean-Antoine Gros died at Paris.
  5. 1790Self-Portrait is dated ca. 1790 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2024.592.2).
  6. 1790Jean-Antoine Gros died in 1790 at Paris.
  7. 1790Self-Portrait (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  8. 1790François Gérard (1770–1837), later Baron Gérard (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  9. 1796An allegory celebrating Dutch painters. Engraving by J.A. Pierron after P. Peyron. is dated [1796] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  10. 1796Portrait of the Maistre Sisters is dated 1796 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1990.110).
  11. 1796Portrait of the Maistre Sisters (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Connections

Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.

Died at

  • ParisPlace

    Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    2835, 1778-04-13, GROS (Jean Antoine), peintre en miniature, Art Sales Catalogues Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Gros, Antoine Jean (Baron), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gros, Antoine-Jean, Baron (1771–1835), A New Dictionary of the French Revolution, 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Gros, Antoine-Jean, Baron, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Gros, Jean Antoine, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jean-Antoine Gros.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Jean-Antoine Gros.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Jean-Antoine Gros (531 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 4 works naming Jean-Antoine Gros.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    “Jean-Antoine Gros”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q37999207: Jean-Antoine Gros

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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