Portrait of Marie Walewska
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| Portrait of Marie Walewska | |
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| Artist | François Gérard |
| Year | 1810 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 241 cm × 162 cm (95 in × 64 in) |
| Location | Army Museum, Paris |
Portrait of Marie Walewska is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the French artist François Gérard, created in 1810. It depicts the Polish aristocrat Marie Walewska.[1][2] She is best known as the mistress of the French Emperor Napoleon, with whom she had a son, Alexandre. The original painting is now in the Army Museum in Paris. A replica, produced in 1812, is in the Palace of Versailles, having been acquired in 1837 for the Musée de l'Histoire de France.[3][4]
