Marie Gabrielle Capet, nach Labille-Guiard
Ref.No.: 10.171
Kat.No.: 2005-25
Kat.No.: 2005-25
Marie Gabrielle Capet, nach Labille-Guiard
Capet, Marie Gabrielle
(Lyon 1761-1818 Paris)
Capet came from a poor family in Lyon and travelled to Paris to study portrait painting at the age of twenty. Her instructor was Labille-Guiards, the two had a friendly relationship and Capet also lived in Labille-Guiard' s house. Capet exhibited works from 1781 to 1785 at the Place Dauphine, from 1785 to 1786 in Salon de la Correspondance, from 1791 to 1814 in the Pariser Salon. She painted in oil and pastels as well as miniatures.
