Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761 - 1818)

Born 6 Sep 1761 in Lyon, Royaume de France

Ancestors

Died 1 Nov 1818 at age 57 in Paris, Royaume de France

Biography

Marie-Gabrielle was born in 1761. She was the daughter of Henry Cappet and Marie Blanc. ^[1] She was a french painter. ^[2]

At the age of 20, she went to Paris to learn painting under the direction of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. In 1781 she was still unknown when her first pastels and drawings were exhibited at the Salon de la Jeunesse. She presented her first Self-portraits painted in oil in 1783 and 1784. The following year, her major works were exhibited at the Salon de la Jeunesse. The fact that she was a student of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and the encouragement she received were at the origin of the first orders that were made to her. She had among other clients the aunts of the king, Adélaïde and Victoire, of whom Adélaïde Labille-Guiard had also painted. ^[2]

She exhibited her first miniatures at the Salon in 1791, which ensured her fame until the end of her career. When her teacher Adélaïde Labille-Guiard fell ill, Marie-Gabrielle took care of her until her death in 1803. ^[2]

Marie-Gabrielle's last oil composition was the Portrait of Madame Demetz in 1815, then she gave up painting. ^[2] She passed away in 1818 in Paris. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Archives municipales de Lyon, Registre Paroisse d'Ainay Baptêmes Mariages (1761-1765), 1GG372 p50.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Wikipedia Marie-Gabrielle Capet
3. ↑ Death Archives de Paris, Etat Civil reconstitué (XVIe-1859) Décès, V3E/D 234 p14.

See also:

• Doria, Arnauld. Gabrielle Capet. Paris, France: Les Beaux-Arts, 1934.