Baron’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Portrait of the Maistre Sisters
Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835)
Mounted Mameluke Chieftain Calling for Aid
Baron Antoine Jean Gros French, 1771-1835
Portrait of Jean Gros (recto); Coat of Arms of Jean Gros (verso)
Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464) Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464)
Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering)
Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721) Assisted by Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695-1736)
The Dreamer (La Rêveuse)
Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721)
Bust of Anne-Marie-Louise Thomas de Domangeville de Sérilly, Comtesse de Pange
Jean Antoine Houdon (French, 1741–1828)
Pierre Dupuis, Painter to the King
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Nicolas Mignard (French, 1606-1668)
The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia
After a design by Antoine Caron (1521–1599) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture du Faubourg Saint-Marcel France, Paris
Gaspar Charrier, King's Secretary
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Thomas Blanchet (French, c. 1614-1689)
Bal Paré (The Jewel Ball)
Antoine-Jean Duclos (French, 1742-1795) after Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736-1807)
Saint Jerome
Antoine Masson French, 1636-1700
The Old Savoyard
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721
Study for The Feast of Love
Italian Comedians
Landscape with a Castle
A Bewigged Painter (Possibly Claude Audran), Seated at his Easel, Seen in Profile
Portrait of Anne Robert Turgot, Baron of Laulne
Three Studies of Seated Women
Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette (Jean Patchett), New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
Guillaume de Brisacier