19th Century Art

Jane Gardner Artworks

"I would rather be known as the best imitator of Bouguereau than be nobody."

Elizabeth Jane Gardner [1837-1922] was an American figure painter

She was a student and then wife of the masterful William Bouguereau

William Bouguereau and Jane married in 1896

Jane Gardner is known to have completed at least 40 paintings that survive

1880's

Undated

The Imprudent Girl [1884]

'The Imprudent Girl' a painting by Jane Gardner Bouguereau