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| Madame Philippe Panon Desbassayns de Richemont (Jeanne Eglé Mourgue, 1778–1855) and Her Son, Eugène (1800–1859) |
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| Painting in frame: overall |
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| Painting in frame: corner |
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| Painting in frame: angled corner |
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| Profile drawing of frame. W 7 11/16 in. 19.5 cm (T. Newbery) |
Artist:Marie Guillelmine Benoist (French, Paris 1768–1826 Paris)
Date:1802
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:46 x 35 1/4 in. (116.8 x 89.5 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953
Jeanne Eglé Fulcrande Catherine Mourgue, called Égle, born in Montpellier in 1778, married Philippe Panon Desbassayns de Richemont (1774–1840) in 1799. Her husband enjoyed a successful administrative and diplomatic career under the Consulat, Empire, and Restoration.
This double portrait, once attributed to Jacques-Louis David, is now given to David's pupil Marie-Guillelmine Benoist and is probably identifiable with a portrait she showed at the Salon of 1802.
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