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francois gérard aged 54 , by sir thomas lawrence 11 january 1837 paris , france françois pascal simon gérard rome , italy 210px pajou , brenet , david french painting , engraving 12 march 1770 thomas lawrence - francois gerard.jpg françois gérard
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françois gérard

françois pascal simon , baron gérard -lrb- 4 mау 1770 -- 11 january 1837 -rrb- , was a french painter born in rome , where his father occupied a post in the house of the french ambassador .
his mother was italian .
as a baron of the empire , he is sometimes referred to as baron gérard .
