Marie-Gabrielle Capet
Marie-Gabrielle Capet | |
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Self portrait in 1783, in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo | |
| Born | 6 September 1761 Lyon, France |
| Died | 1 November 1818 (aged 57) Paris, France |
| Style | Neoclassicism |
Marie-Gabrielle Capet (6 September 1761 – 1 November 1818) was a French Neoclassical painter. Capet came from a modest background and her previous background and artistic training is unknown, but in 1781 she became the pupil of the French painter Adélaïde Labille-Guiard in Paris. She excelled as a portrait painter and her works include oil paintings, watercolours, and miniatures.