Marie-Gabrielle CAPET (Lyon, 1761 - Paris, 1818) Portrait of Baroness Dannery, Superintendent of the Royal House of Education of the Legion of Honour in Saint-Denis, holding her son Jean Germain Samuel in her arms Watercolour and gum arabic on ivory Signed and dated 'm g capet / an. 7e.' lower left CIC n° 2024/BE01785/CE Portrait of baroness Dannery, Superintendent of the Royal House of Education of the Legion of Honour in Saint Denis, holding her son Jean Germain Samuel, watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, signed and dated, by M.-G. Capet 5.15 x 3.74 in. 13.1 x 9.5 cm Provenance: Remained in the family of the model ; Estate of Madame Samuel Dannery, who died in 1938; Bequeathed by her to her grand-nephew André Baume; André Baume, one of Baroness Dannery's great-great-grandsons; Then to her brother, Célestin Joseph Etienne Baume (1892-1984); Anonymous sale; Paris, Piasa, 19 June 2013, no. 77 (sold for €167,830.20); Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium Exhibitions: Paris, Salon de l'An VII (1799), Supplément, n° 704 : Miniatures : Portait de la Citoyenne D*** tenant son enfant dans ses bras (Portrait of Citizen D*** holding her child in her arms) Paris, Salon de l'An VIII (1800) n° 65 : Portrait of Madame D*** holding her child in her arms Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Une virtuose de la miniature, Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 2014, p. 78-79, no. 25 Bibliography: Emile Bellier de la Chavignerie and Louis Auvray, Dictionnaire des artistes de l'école française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours, Paris, 1882, vol. I, p. 196 (only mention of the Salon of 1799) Roger Portalis, "Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749-1803), III", Gazette des Beaux-Arts, February 1902, p. 108 Henri Bouchot, La miniature française, 1750-1825, Paris, 1907, p.124 Henri Bouchot, La miniature française 1750-1825, Paris, 1910, p. 161 Marius Audin and Eugène Vial, Dictionnaire des artistes et ouvriers d'art du Lyonnais, tome I, Paris, 1919, p.144 Comte Arnauld Doria, Gabrielle Capet, Paris, 1934, p. 25, 27, 56, 57, and p. 79, n°74, p. 80, n° 78 Georges Wildenstein "Table alphabétique des portraits peints, sculptés, dessinés et gravés exposés à Paris au Salon entre 1800 et 1826", Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, January 1963, t. I, p.30 (Horizontal scratches along the lower edge, faded colours, tiny chips in the child's dress in the lower centre) A talented artist, Marie-Gabrielle Capet was trained by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, who introduced her to the techniques of miniature, pastel and oil painting. Quickly distinguishing herself from Labille-Guiard's other pupils, she took part on several occasions in her master's works. The two artists developed a deep friendship that lasted throughout their lives. Capet began her career at the Youth Exhibition in 1781, which was held in the open air on the mornings of the Fête-Dieu, Place Dauphine and Pont-Neuf, and exhibited there until 1785. In 1784, she painted her self-portrait in oils. In 1791, she was one of twenty-one women artists who took part in the Salon du Louvre for the first time. During the Revolution, she continued to exhibit at the Salon with her friend Labille-Guiard. From 1800 to 1814, she made a name for herself by sending numerous paintings and miniatures to the Salon. She was particularly prolific and prolific in the field of miniatures, using this technique to paint the portraits of Labille-Guiard and Vincent. Julie Madeleine Sophie Frégot (1772-1851) married the French consul Jean Baptiste Thomas Dannery (1744-1806). She followed her husband wherever he went, visiting Malaga, Boston and Lisbon. Her marriage to Jean Baptiste Thomas Dannery resulted in the birth of Jean Germain Samuel, Consul General in Boston. On the death of her husband, Baroness Dannery was appointed governess to the princesses of Spain and then superintendent of the Legion of Honour's House of Education in Saint-Denis. Marie-Gabrielle CAPET (Lyon, 1761 - Paris, 1818) 13.1 x 9.5 cm A talented artist, Marie-Gabrielle Capet was trained by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, who introduced her to the techniques of miniature, pastel and oil painting. Quickly distinguishing herself from Labille-Guiard's other pupils, she took part on several occasions in her master's works. The two artists developed a deep friendship that lasted throughout their lives. Capet began her career at the Youth Exhibition in 1781, which was held in the open air on the mornings of the Fête-Dieu, Place Dauphine and Pont-Neuf, and exhibited there until 1785. In 1784, she painted her self-portrait in oils. In 1791, she was one of twenty-one women artists who took part in the Salon du Louvre for the first time. During the Revolution, she continued to exhibit at the Salon with her friend Labille-Guiard. From 1800 to 1814, she made a name for herself by sending numerous paintings and miniatures to the Salon. She was particularly prolific and fruitful in the field of miniatures, using this technique to paint the portraits of Labille-Guiard and Vincent. Julie Madeleine Sophie Frégot (1772-1851) married the French consul Jean Baptiste Thomas Dannery (1744-1806). She followed her husband wherever he went, visiting Malaga, Boston and Lisbon. Her marriage to Jean Baptiste Thomas Dannery resulted in the birth of Jean Germain Samuel, Consul General in Boston. On the death of her husband, Baroness Dannery was appointed governess to the princesses of Spain and then superintendent of the Legion of Honour's House of Education in Saint-Denis.