Pierre Gobert

Pierre Gobert was a French painter.

Life

He was born on 1 January 1662 in Fontainebleau, the son of the sculptor Jean II Gobert. Gobert entered the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture on 31 December 1701 as a portraitist. During the reign of Louis XIV he became the preferred painter of the great ladies of the court as evidenced by the large collection of portraits that he executed during that time. Gobert's style included incorporating the traits of mythology into his portraits.
He died on 13 February 1744.

List of works

Portrait of Mademoiselle de Blois en Galatée triomphante See HerePortrait of the duchesse du MainePortrait of Mademoiselle de Chartres Portrait of Mademoiselle de la MothePortrait of Marquise du Portrait of the daughters of the prince de Condé See HerePortrait of Mademoiselle de VillefranchePortrait of Mademoiselle de MaupinPortrait of Mademoiselle de Chartres See HerePortrait of the Abesse de Chelles Portrait of the princesse de ContiPortrait of the princesse de Condé See HerePortrait of the duchesse de Bourgogne, See HerePortrait of the duchesse de Chartres, See HerePortrait of the Hereditary Prince of Lorraine See HerePortrait of Mademoiselle de Valois, See HerePortrait of the Family of the Duke of Valentinois

Portrait of Mademoiselle de Chartres, See HerePortrait of Mademoiselle de Clermont, ; See HerePortrait of the Anne de Baviére See HerePortrait of Louis XV of France Portrait of Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi ; See herePortrait of Mademoiselle de La Roche sur Yon See Here

Monsieur Gobert was also commissioned to do portraits of the Régent of France along with his second daughter Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans. Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon was also a subject of his along with Louis XV. Louis XV's wife Marie Leszczyńska. Their eldest twin daughters, Princess Marie Louise Élisabeth and Princess Henriette Anne were also painted by Pierre in their infancy. Princess Marie Louise was also painted. He died at Paris.