Artist. Born Jeanne-Marte-Catherine Desmarquets, she was a successful French Neoclassic painter who made her mark as one of the few women artists who excelled in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1802 she studied at French artist Jean-Baptiste Regnault's studio and painted legendary nude Greek figures, unheard of for a female artist. In 1791 she exhibited her works at the Paris Salon, the first year it was made available to female artists, and married Charles-Marie Auzou in 1793. She continued to exhibit her works at subsequent Salons and in 1806, her "Pickard Elder" won a first class medal. In 1810 she showed her painting "Archduchess Marie-Louise in Compiègne" at the Salon, depicting the newly married Napoleon Bonaparte with his second wife, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, along with her ladies-in-waiting. She continued to exhibit at the Paris Salon until 1817 and opened a school for young artists. Her other notable works include "A Bacchante" (1793), "Daphnis and Phyllis" (1795), "The First Sense of Coquetry" (1804), "Louis-Benoît Picard and his Family" (1807), "Portrait of a Musician" (1809), "Her Majesty the Empress, before Her Marriage, at the Moment of Taking Leave of Her Family" (1812), and "The Return of Charles X" (1824). She died at the age of 60.
Artist. Born Jeanne-Marte-Catherine Desmarquets, she was a successful French Neoclassic painter who made her mark as one of the few women artists who excelled in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1802 she studied at French artist Jean-Baptiste Regnault's studio and painted legendary nude Greek figures, unheard of for a female artist. In 1791 she exhibited her works at the Paris Salon, the first year it was made available to female artists, and married Charles-Marie Auzou in 1793. She continued to exhibit her works at subsequent Salons and in 1806, her "Pickard Elder" won a first class medal. In 1810 she showed her painting "Archduchess Marie-Louise in Compiègne" at the Salon, depicting the newly married Napoleon Bonaparte with his second wife, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, along with her ladies-in-waiting. She continued to exhibit at the Paris Salon until 1817 and opened a school for young artists. Her other notable works include "A Bacchante" (1793), "Daphnis and Phyllis" (1795), "The First Sense of Coquetry" (1804), "Louis-Benoît Picard and his Family" (1807), "Portrait of a Musician" (1809), "Her Majesty the Empress, before Her Marriage, at the Moment of Taking Leave of Her Family" (1812), and "The Return of Charles X" (1824). She died at the age of 60.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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