![]() After fleeing France, Vigée LeBrun continued to paint portraits for members of royal families, specifically the royal families of Naples, Russia and Prussia. Once the French Revolution came Vigée LeBrun’s was forced to flee France with her nine-year-old daughter due to her close relationship with the Queen. ![]() This appointment gave Vigée LeBrun a high artistic, social, and political profile. ![]() Marie Antoinette appointed her to the French Royal Academy in 1783, making her one of only four female academicians. In 1776 Mademoiselle Vige was married to Jean Baptiste Pierre Lebrun, a notable picture dealer and critic, known also to his contemporaries as an inveterate gambler. Her baptismal name was Marie Louise lisabeth. She was the daughter of Louis Vige, an obscure portrait painter. Vigée LeBrun was not only known for her remarkable talent, but also for her understanding and sympathy for her sitters. The authoress was born in 1756, at Paris, where she died in 1842. ![]() ![]() After attending the Académie de Saint-Luc, she married Jean-Baptiste LeBrun, a painter and art dealer who helped her gain more recognition in the art world. By age 15, Vigée Le Brun was earning enough money painting portraits to support both widowed mother and younger brother. Primarily known for being Marie Antoinette’s favorite painter, Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is one of the finest 18th-century French painters and female artists of all time. Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842) ![]()
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