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Deserved Sorrows, Marguerite Gérard, 1788-1789
Marguerite Gérard, portraitMarguerite GérardFrench, 1761–1837

Deserved Sorrows

1788-1789 · Painting

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Deserved Sorrows” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 54 · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room54 · West Building, Main Floor

Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM

On public display.

Checked
In this state since
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

Details

Accession number
2025.29.2

What it shows

LoveMaidMelancholyGenre sceneWomen seated and standing

In the catalog

PaintingsOilFrench paintingNeoclassicism18th centuryFrench

Sources

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