Room in which Gambetta died · At the 1884 Whitechapel Exhibition

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Title: Room in which Gambetta died
Actual Title: Denizard
Artist: Miss Dorothy Tennant
Artist Full Name: Dorothy Tennant [later Lady Stanley] (1855-1926)
Date (Painted or Exhibited): 1883
Type: Oil on canvas
Size (HxW mm): 375 x 460
Current Location: Musee Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris: P97
Lent By: the Artist
Catalog Number: 44
Catalog Page: 7
Catalog Description: Gambetta died in his villa, near Paris, at midnight, on Tuesday, December 31st, 1882. At the Palais Bourbon, his official residence as President of the Chamber, Gambetta had lived in much splendour, for he believed in the importance of surrounding the highest officers, even of a democracy, with state and maginificence; but this picture shows how small and unpretending was the private house of the greatest man in France. Across the bed is a tri-colour, the national flag of France, in which the body was afterwards wrapped--a fitting shroud for a man who loved his country.
Curators Notes: The painting is an alternate. It has been chosen because the subject aligns with the painting listed in the catalog. However, this painting by Denizard is a later copy of an 1883 painting by Jean-Charles Cazin, which may have been copied by Dorothy Tennant.
Alt-Text: A small, dimly lit bedroom with a messy bed, wooden chair, cluttered desk, and wallpapered walls adorned with framed portraits and papers. The room appears untidy, with objects scattered on the floor and furniture.
Image Credit: Musée Carnavalet, Paris. Shared under a CC0 1.0 Universal license