ALBERT GREGORIUS (Bruges, 1774-1853) PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST'S WIFE Canvas Signed lower right "Gregorius Frameless Portrait say as of the artist's wife, canvas, signed lower right 'Gregorius 75 x 59 CM - 29,5 x 23,2 IN. A pupil of Joseph-Benoît Suvée and then Jacques-Louis David, Albert Gregorius was renowned for his neoclassical portraits. In 1814, he won a medal at the Salon, where he exhibited from 1812 to 1835. He painted portraits of Napoleon, Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis-Philippe. In 1835, he returned to Belgium after thirty years in France. He became director of the Bruges Academy and taught artists such as Ford Madox Brown. Related bibliography on the artist Jean-Pierre Cuzin, "Les Trois Dames de Gand: le chef-d'œuvre d'Albert Gregorius?", in Album Amicorum. Œuvres choisies pour Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnée, Paris, 2012, p. 180-181.