Portrait of Madame Mère
by GÉRARD, François, Oil on canvas, 210 x 129 cm
This painting is one of the three compositional versions of the portrait which G�rard painted of Napoleon’s mother, Maria-Letizia Ramolino. The large scale portrait was commissioned by Napoleon when he was First Consul. As Emperor, Napoleon bestowed on his mother the title of “Son Altesse Imp�riale, Madame M�re de l’Empereur” (Her Imperial Highness, Mother of the Emperor).