Marie-Gabrielle Capet
1761
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1818
French painter (1761-1818)
Marie-Gabrielle Capet was a French Neoclassical painter. Capet came from a modest background, and her previous background and artistic training is unknown. 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.