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Vigée-LeBrun, Elisabeth Louise
1755–1842
Nationality: France
Born: 1755, Paris
Died: 1842, Paris
Gender: female
Movements
Rococo
Neoclassicism
Occupations
painter
artist
writer
salonnière
Biography
Vigée-LeBrun was a female artist working in the French 18th-century court. She became popuar for her portraits of royalty and aristocrats. She was close to Marie-Antoinette, who was one of her great patrons. Comment on works: Portraits
Wikidata (CC0); Getty ULAN (ODC-By)
Notable Works
- Marie Antoinette and Her Children
- Baronne de Crussol
- Marie Antoinette with a Rose