Jean-François GERARD, known as FONTALLARD (Mézières, 1772 - Paris, 1857) Portrait of a former Captain Knight of the Order of Saint Louis, aged 70, with his granddaughter Watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, set in cardboard CIC n° 2024/BE01791/CE Old handwritten inscription 'Fontallard à Paris 1812 / Portrait d'un ancien Capitaine / Chevalier de l'Ordre de St Louis / âgé de 70 ans avec sa petite fille' on verso Marie-louise in pink velvet, in a gilt bronze frame Portrait of a 70-year-old former captain, knight of the Order of Saint Louis, with his granddaughter, watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, by J.-F. Gerard, called Fontallard 10.03 x 8.07 in. 25.5 x 20.5 cm Provenance: Anonymous sale; Paris, Tajan, 26 June 2013, no. 69 (sold for €25 502) ; Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium Exhibitions : Probably Salon de 1812, Paris, n° 379 (several portraits under the same number) (Traces of mushrooms) The artist was awarded a first-class medal at the Salon of 1812, where his entries (nos. 377 to 379) appear. Jean-François GERARD, known as FONTALLARD (Mézières, 1772 - Paris, 1857) 25.5 x 20.5 cm The artist was awarded a first-class medal at the Salon of 1812, where his consignments appear (nos. 377 to 379).