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](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/a597facd-9306-2729-d5b6-d63025ba5928/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
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)

Saint Jerome
Antoine Masson French, 1636-1700

Bal Paré (The Jewel Ball)
Antoine-Jean Duclos (French, 1742-1795) after Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736-1807)

The Old Savoyard
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Study for The Feast of Love
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Italian Comedians
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Landscape with a Castle
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

A Bewigged Painter (Possibly Claude Audran), Seated at his Easel, Seen in Profile
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette (Jean Patchett), New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Portrait of Anne Robert Turgot, Baron of Laulne
Jean Antoine Houdon (French, 1741–1828)

Three Studies of Seated Women
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Guillaume de Brisacier
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Nicolas Mignard (French, 1606-1668)