Lot Essay
Louise-Elizabeth Vige-Le Brun was the most successful woman painter of her time. She was appointed painter to Queen Marie-Antoinette.
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Continental School, after Madame Vige-Lebrun, late 19th Century
Louise Elizabeth Vige-Lebrun (1755-1842), head and shoulders, wearing a white shirt with ruff and white turban in her curly dark hair frame with gold bead surround
oval, 1in. (32mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
Louise Elizabeth Vige-Lebrun (1755-1842), head and shoulders, wearing a white shirt with ruff and white turban in her curly dark hair frame with gold bead surround
oval, 1in. (32mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration