Daphnis and Chloe

Completion Date: 1824 Style: Neoclassicism Technique: Oil Material: Canvas Dimensions: 204 x 228 cm

francoisgerardFrançois Pascal Simon, Baron Gérard (1770-1837) was a French painter born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador. His mother was Italian. As a baron of the Empire he is sometimes referred to as Baron Gérard.