# Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754–1838), Prince de Bénévent

**baron François Gérard** (French, 1770–1837)  
1808  
Oil on canvas  
83 7/8 x 57 7/8 in. (213 x 147 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012.348. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/441969).

## About this work

baron François Gérard painted this in 1808, aged 38. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [baron François Gérard](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/baron-francois-gerard)

French, 1770–1837; born in Rome; died in Paris

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- The artist was 38
- Real size: about 84 × 58 in (213 × 147 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 20 × 30 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Princes, Men, Portraits
- Colour: black
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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