Sophie Rude (1797 - 1867)

Sophie Rude

Sophie Rude, née Sophie Frémiet, was a French portrait painter and wife of the sculptor François Rude.

She worked in France and in Belgium. In Brussels, Sophie was a successful artist, receiving many commissions, including several for the former royal palace.

Sophie Rude painted mostly neoclassical style portraits as well as paintings on mythological, historical and religious subjects. Her depiction of the nymph Pirena was awarded a gold medal at an exhibition in 1824.