Jacques Delaplace (1767-1831) 

"Portrait of a Madame" 

Oil on canvas, 
Signed in the middle left and dated 1812. 

A beautiful, finely executed work by the painter Jacques Delaplace, depicting a young woman dressed in the fashion of the First Empire in France. 

Known as a portrait painter, particularly for his miniatures, he was a student of Chatelain and Renoux at the Academy of Painting. Throughout his life, he painted numerous portraits of high society and political figures of the time, such as Prince Cambacérès, Marshal Bessières, Baron Fouché, and the Empress, as well as members of the artistic world, including Madame Chevigni, an artist at the Opera, and Madame Chameroi, a principal dancer at the Opera. 

Dimensions: 32.5 x 25 cm unframed and 47 x 39 cm with its original gilt frame, from the Empire period. 

The portrait of Monsieur is for sale (forming a pair). 
A barely legible ink inscription on the back of the frame of the gentleman's portrait appears to indicate the names of the models. 

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