On 4th May 1770 François Gérard was born in Rome, Italy [Map]. His father was the Frewnch Ambassador to Italy, his mother Italian.
1798. François Gérard [aged 27]. "Cupid and Psyche".
Around 1802. François Gérard [aged 31]. Portrait of Maria-Letizia Ramolino [aged 51].
Maria-Letizia Ramolino: On 24th August 1750, or 1749, she was born. In 1764 Charles-Marie Bonaparte and she were married. On 2nd February 1836 she died.
1802. François Gérard [aged 31]. "Flora Caressed by Zephyr".
Between 1802 and 1805. François Gérard [aged 31]. Portrait of Juliette Récamier [aged 24].
Juliette Récamier: On 3rd December 1777 he was born. On 11th May 1849 he died.
1803. François Gérard [aged 32]. Portrait of Maria-Letizia Ramolino [aged 52].
Around 1804. François Gérard [aged 33]. Portrait of Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin [aged 25].
Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin: On 18th April 1778 she was born to William Hamilton Nisbet and Mary Manners. On 11th March 1799 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin and she were married. She by marriage Countess Elgin. They had two sons and three daughters. They divorced before 20th April 1808 she having been accused of having an affair with Robert Ferguson of Raith whom she subsequently married. The Earl sued Ferguson in both England and Scotland and won £10,000. He the son of Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin. On 20th April 1808 Robert Ferguson of Raith and she were married. On 9th July 1855 she died.
1808. François Gérard [aged 37]. Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte [aged 39].
Joseph Bonaparte: On 7th January 1768 he was born to Charles-Marie Bonaparte and Maria-Letizia Ramolino. On 28th July 1808 he died.
1811. François Gérard [aged 40]. Portrait of Jérôme Bonaparte [aged 26].
Jérôme Bonaparte: On 15th November 1784 he was born to Charles-Marie Bonaparte and Maria-Letizia Ramolino. On 22nd August 1807 he and Princess Katharina Friederike Württemberg were married. On 24th June 1860 he died.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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1814. François Gérard [aged 43]. Portrait of Louis XVIII King France [aged 58].
1815. François Gérard [aged 44]. Portrait of King Charles X of France [aged 57].
1815. François Gérard [aged 44]. Portrait of Henry Seymour [aged 38] in historical costume.
Henry Seymour: On 10th November 1776 he was born to Henry Seymour and Anne Louise Thérèse Comtesse de Panthou. On 12th January 1817 Henry Seymour and Jane Hopkinson were married. On 27th November 1849 Henry Seymour died.
1827. François Gérard [aged 56]. "Teresa of Ávila".
1829. François Gérard [aged 58]. Portrait of Juliette Récamier [aged 51]. Crayon noir.
On 11th January 1837 François Gérard [aged 66] died.