#elisabeth vigee lebrun
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of RussiaandGrand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1796) by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (French, 1755-1842)
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Guess what! The Fabulous Life of Vigee-Lebrun, a docudrama about Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, has been added to Amazon Prime! It’s also available for purchase for only $5.99, an absolute bargain compared to the DVD!
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Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755 - 1842)
- Self-portrait in a Straw Hat
- Madame d’Aguesseau de Fresnes
- Portrait of Muhammad Dervish Khan
- Marie Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, Queen of France, and her Children
- Self-portrait with her Daughter, Julie
- Marie Antoinette with the Rose
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Her thumb rests in her book, marking her place, as if she was interrupted while reading.
The painter, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, adopted this gesture (often used in men’s portraits), to illustrate women’s importance in French Enlightenment circles.
The Vicomtesse de Vaudreuil, 1785, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. J. Paul Getty Museum.
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Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)Portrait of Princess Karoline of Liechtenstein (1793)LeBrun
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Looking for something new to read? Why not check out some of the books Marie Antoinette had in her personal library! You don’t need to hire a professional reader (or live in a palace) to enjoy these eclectic 18th-century works.
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I would rather expose myself to danger, if any has to be incurred, and remove it from the person of the King and my children.
–Marie Antoinette, to Madame de Tourzel, October 5th 1789; the queen told Madame de Tourzel that she had refused to sleep the King’s rooms and that her children should be brought to the King (rather than herself) in case of any noise or tumult from the crowd surrounding the palace.
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