DELAPLACE Jacques (1767-1831) 

"Portrait of Madame" 

Oil on canvas 
Signed and dated left in the middle 1812 

Beautiful work, finely made, the painter Jacques Delaplace known as a portrait painter and especially his miniatures. He was a student of Chatelain and Renoux the Academy of Painting. He realizes in his life many portraits of high society and politics of the time such as Prince Cambacéres, Ms. Bessières Marshal Baron Fouche Empress ... but also the art world like Ms. Chevigni, artist of the Opera or Ms. Chameroi first opera dancer. 

Size: 32.5 x 25 cm without frame and 47 x 39 cm with its golden original frame, Empire period. 

The gentleman portrait will go on sale soon (forming a pair). An annotation in ink difficult to decipher the back of the frame of the portrait of Mr. suggests the name of the models.