Jacques Delaplace (1767-1831) 

"Portrait of a Gentleman"

Oil on canvas, 
Signed lower left and dated 1810. 

A beautiful, finely executed work by the painter Jacques Delaplace, depicting the portrait of an elegant man in fashionable attire during 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 Opéra, and Madame Chameroi, a principal dancer at the Opéra. 

Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm unframed and 47 x 39 cm with its original gilt frame, dating from the Empire period. 

A barely legible ink inscription on the back of the frame of the portrait of Monsieur appears to indicate the names of the sitters. 

The portrait of Madame is for sale (as part of a pair). 

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