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The 8 Most Famous Louise Hersent Paintings, a Gallery Selection
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 8 works by Louise Hersent in our catalogue
In short
Of all the originals Louise Hersent left, the most famous is Portrait of a woman, falsely called Pauline Bonaparte (1806), in the collection of the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. Close behind it come Portrait of a woman (1812) and Nymph (1805). Our catalog holds 8 works by Louise Hersent; the gallery has kept the 8 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
1784 – 1862, Paris
Most works: Bowes Museum
Louise Hersent's top 10 paintings: the gallery's choice
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The museums that keep Louise Hersent's originals
The 6 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Louise Hersent | Paintings from this list |
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 Bowes Museum |
Barnard Castle | 2 | Portrait of a woman, falsely called Pauline Bonaparte, Portrait of a Boy in Green |
 Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Reims | 1 | Portrait of a woman |
 National Museum of Ancient Art |
Lisbon | 1 | Nymph |
 Musée Des Beaux |
Angers | 1 | Elijah Resuscitating the Son of the Widow of Sarepta |
 Art Gallery of New South Wales |
Sydney | 1 | Portrait of a young woman leaning on a meridienne |
 Carnavalet Museum |
Paris | 1 | Portrait of monsieur Arachequesne |
Louise Hersent decade by decade: the original that defines each
Works per decade
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
Collectors' questions about Louise Hersent's paintings
Which work is Louise Hersent most famous for?Reveal the answer
Portrait of a woman, falsely called Pauline Bonaparte (1806), Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. Portrait of a woman (1812) and Nymph (1805) come next.
What age was Louise Hersent when Portrait of a woman, falsely called Pauline Bonaparte was made?Reveal the answer
22 years old: Portrait of a woman, falsely called Pauline Bonaparte dates from 1806, and Louise Hersent was born in 1784.
How many paintings did Louise Hersent leave?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 8 works by Louise Hersent, dated from 1805 to 1830.
In which museums do Louise Hersent's masterpieces hang?Reveal the answer
Mostly in Bowes Museum (Barnard Castle), Musee des Beaux-Arts (Reims) and National Museum of Ancient Art (Lisbon). The museum table above lists them all.
In which years did Louise Hersent paint the most famous works?Reveal the answer
In 1810s: 4 of the 8 works on this page were made then, Portrait of a woman among them.
What are the first and the last famous originals of Louise Hersent?Reveal the answer
On this page, the earliest is Nymph (1805) and the latest Portrait of monsieur Arachequesne (1830).
Which Louise Hersent works hang at the Bowes Museum?Reveal the answer
Portrait of a woman, falsely called Pauline Bonaparte and Portrait of a Boy in Green: the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle holds 2 of the works on this page.
Louise Hersent: life and work
A distinguished French oil painter of portraits and historical scenes, Louise Hersent earned first-class medals at the Paris Salon for her masterful works, inviting you to discover the elegance of her Neoclassical vision.