"What do you choose to keep?" Keith Christiansen on François Gérard's "Portrait of Talleyrand"<br /><br />Baron François Gérard (French, Rome 1770--1837 Paris). "Portrait of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754--1838), Prince de Bénévent," 1808. Oil on canvas; 83 7/8 x 57 7/8 in. (213 x 147 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 2012 (2012.348)<br /><br />http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/441969<br /><br />MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by the Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month.<br /><br />http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/metcollects<br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Director: Christopher Noey<br />Producer and Editor: Sarah Cowan<br />Camera: Kate Farrell, Sarah Cowan<br />Production Assistant: Marina Zarya, Robin Schwalb<br />Music: Austin Fisher
