Louise Catherine Guéret
Louise Catherine Guéret (1755–1851), known as Mlle Guéret the Elder, was a French painter who was active at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Louise Catherine and her sister Anne Guéret were orphaned as children but were adopted by the dramatist and librettist Michel-Jean Sedaine. He introduced them to the painters Henri-Pierre Danloux and Jacques-Louis David who gave them art lessons.
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Louise Catherine Guéret
- Name
- Louise Catherine Guéret
- Born
- 17 May 1755
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 19 November 1851
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- French
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Louise Catherine Guéret (1755–1851), known as Mlle Guéret the Elder, was a French painter who was active at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Louise Catherine and her sister Anne Guéret were orphaned as children but were adopted by the dramatist and librettist Michel-Jean Sedaine. He introduced them to the painters Henri-Pierre Danloux and Jacques-Louis David who gave them art lessons.
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Louise Catherine Guéret (1755–1851) was a painter, of French nationality. The painter was born and died in Paris. Louise Catherine Guéret was also known as Mlle Guéret aînée. Languages used include French.
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• Name — Louise Catherine Guéret • Born — 17 May 1755 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 19 November 1851 • Place of death — Paris, France • Relatives — Anne Guéret (sister) • Patrons — Henri-Pierre Danloux Jacques-Louis David
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• 1798, by Citizens Guéret: no. 199, Two portraits, one of a Bust of a Woman, the other of Two Sisters, same number
Portraits of Louise Catherine Guéret
Portraits of Louise Catherine Guéret
• Henri-Pierre Danloux, Portrait de Louise Catherine Guéret, sketch • Jacques-Louis David, (attributed to), Portrait presumed to be Catherine Guéret, Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, carries David's signature
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- 1.Blanc, Olivier. Portraits de femmes: artistes et modèles à l'époque de Marie-Antoinette. Didier Carpenter. 21, 65, 68, 85–87. 2006. 9782841674381.
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