Pierre Gobert

Pierre Gobert (Fontainebleau, 1662 – Paris, February 13 1744) was a French painter.

He was the son of the sculptor Jean II Gobert. Gobert entered the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture on December 31, 1701 as a portraitist. During the reign of Louis XIV he became the preferred painter of the great ladies of the court as evidenced by the large collection of portaits that he executed during that time. Gobert's style included incorporating the traits of mythology into his portraits.

List of works

* "Portrait of Mademoiselle de Blois en Galatée triomphante", (c.1692), Collection particulière
* "Portrait of the Duchesse du Maine", ()
* "Portrait of Mademoiselle de la Mothe", ()
* "Portrait of Mademoiselle de Villefranche", ()
* "Portrait of Mademoiselle de Maupin", ()
* "Portrait of the Duchesse de Bourgogne", ()
* "Portrait of the Duchesse d’Orleans", ()
* "Portrait of the Duchesse de Modène", ()

Bibliography

* Fernand Engerand, «"Pierre Gobert, peintre de portrait"», in "L’Artiste", Mars 1897, pp.161-175.

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