Portrait of Count Jean-Antoine Chaptal

Antoine-Jean Gros painted the Portrait of Count Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1824. Oil on canvas. Gros was granted the title of Baron Gros that same year. Cleveland Museum of Art.

Jean-Antoine Chaptal was a chemist and industrialist. He promoted adding sugar to wine, a process now known as chaptalization. He influenced early industrialization in France.

The painting is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection. It is classified under French 19th-century paintings. The museum acquired it in 1964.

Antoine-Jean Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David. He gained recognition for his portrait of Napoleon at the Battle of Arcole in 1796.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.54