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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Miniature portrait of Constance Mayer ca. 1793 watercolor on ivory National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Study for The Happy Mother ca. 1810 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Portrait of Louise Antoinette Scholastique Guéheneuc early 19th century oil on canvas private collection |
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823) entered the world with the low-born name of Pierre Prudon. He improved the sound of it (and the spelling) to suggest inherited privilege (with an echo of Rubens), while at the same time giving his wholehearted support to the French Revolution. Prud'hon succeeded in obtaining commissions from Napoleon and his court, but never succeeded in rivaling Napoleon's favorite painter, Jacques-Louis David.
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Portrait of Princess Talleyrand 1807-08 pastel Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Portrait of David Johnston 1808 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington DC |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Study for a portrait of the Empress Joséphine 1805 drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Standing female nude from the back ca. 1810-20 drawing Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Seated female nude ca. 1800 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Standing female nude late 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Seated female nude ca. 1810-20 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Park at Malmaison late 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Andromache and Astyanax ca. 1798 wash drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Study for Astyanax's nurse ca. 1812 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Pierre-Paul Prud'hon Study of drapery ca. 1813 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |