(35.3 x 27.9 cm. In the 1700s in France, Élisabeth Lousie Vigée Le Brun painted portraits of nobility, and, thanks to support from Marie Antoinette, her career flourished. She became a member of the Académie de St-Luc in 1774 and of the French Academy in 1783. Vigée Le Brun painted more than 30 portraits of the queen and her family but was ultimately forced to flee the country during the French Revolution. “Self-portrait in a Straw Hat” by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun “Self-portrait in a Straw Hat” by Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun portrays the prominent French portrait painter who was a friend and favorite artist of Marie Antoinette. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. In the 1700s, Madame Le Brun painted portraits of nobility, and with Marie Antoinette’s support, her career flourished. Media in category "Paintings by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun" The following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total. 06.NMWA.Mezzanine.NW.WDC.17July2013 ... Jean Charles Sapey (1775-1857), by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun.jpg 2,681 × 3,200; 1.52 MB. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842) was good-looking, witty, independent-minded and one of the best portrait painters of her time. Bridging the Rococo and Neoclassical genres, her style seems to encapsulate the whimsical atmosphere of the Ancien Régime in pre-revolutionary France – a time of peaceful foreboding. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, the daughter of a minor painter, Louis Vigée, was born and brought up in Paris. See available paintings, works on paper, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. Born into relatively modest circumstances, she firmly established herself in society’s upper crust. The French portraitist Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) was one of the most successful painters of her era. Bridging the Rococo and Neoclassical genres, her style seems to encapsulate the whimsical atmosphere of the Ancien Régime in pre-revolutionary France – a time of peaceful foreboding. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755 – 1842) was a prominent French portrait painter of the late eighteenth century. 5 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Portraits That Epitomize Rococo April 15, 2016 Posted by Chelsea Jones Born in Paris on April 16th, 1755, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun rose to be a prominent painter as France was hitting its pinnacle of excess, carving out her style in the resulting backlash. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was one of the great portrait artists of her day, easily the equal of Quentin de La Tour or Jean Baptiste Greuze. The French portraitist Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) was one of the most successful painters of her era. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was a Neoclassical French painter, best known as Marie Antoinette’s court painter. An exhibition at … Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun: The Odyssey of an Artist in an Age of Revolution [Gita May] on Amazon.com. Born in Paris in 1755, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun’s journey to fame and success was rapid. Renowned French artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun was Marie Antoinette's favorite painter for a decade.