Louise Catherine Guéret (1755–1851), known as Mlle Guéret the Elder, was a French painter who was active at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Louise Catherine and her sister

Anne Guéret Anne Guéret (1760–1805), known as Mlle Guéret the Younger, was a French painter who was active at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Anne and her sister Louise Catherine Guéret were orphaned as children but ...

were orphaned as children but were adopted by the dramatist and librettist

Michel-Jean Sedaine Michel-Jean Sedaine (2 June 1719 – 17 May 1797) was a French dramatist and librettist, especially noted for his librettos for ''opéras comiques'', in which he took an important and influential role in the advancement of the genre from the ...

. He introduced them to the painters

Henri-Pierre Danloux Henri-Pierre Danloux (24 February 1753 – 3 January 1809) was a French painter and draftsman. He was born in Paris. After the early death of his parents, Danloux was brought up by his architect uncle, Guillaume-Elie Lefoullon. First Danloux was ...

and

Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David (; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in ...

who gave them art lessons.

Appearances at Salons

*1798, by Citizens Guéret: no. 199, ''Two portraits, one of a Bust of a Woman, the other of Two Sisters'', same number

Portraits of Louise Catherine Guéret

* Henri-Pierre Danloux, ''Portrait de Louise Catherine Guéret'', sketch * Jacques-Louis David, (attributed to), ''Portrait presumed to be Catherine Guéret'', Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, carries David's signature

References

French women painters 18th-century French women painters 1755 births 1851 deaths {{France-painter-18thC-stub