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Louise Elisabeth Vigée Lebrun

1783–85
Not on view
Three quarter length portrait, holding a palette and brushes, wearing a low necked gown with a ruffled edge, a bow at the front, a shawl around her arms, and a hat decorated with flowers and a feather that casts a shadow over the face. The subject's hair hangs in loose ringlets and she wears drop earrings. Clouds in the sky behind, the portrait set within an oval frame.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Louise Elisabeth Vigée Lebrun
  • Engraver: Johann Gotthard Müller (German, Bernausen 1747–1830 Stuttgart)
  • Artist: After Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Printer: Damour
  • Sitter: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Date: 1783–85
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Oval image: 11 9/16 × 9 1/16 in. (29.4 × 23 cm)
    Plate: 17 × 12 7/16 in. (43.2 × 31.6 cm)
    Sheet: 18 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (47.3 × 34.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.922
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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