Biography of Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun 1755-1842

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun 1755-1842 is in Painters.

On 16 Apr 1755 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was born in Paris [Map].

Around 1775 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 19). Portrait of Louise Marie de Bourbon Duchess of Orléans (age 21)

Louise Marie de Bourbon Duchess of Orléans: On 13 Mar 1753 she was born to Louis de Bourbon Duke of Penthièvre. On 23 Jun 1821 Louise Marie de Bourbon Duchess of Orléans died.

In 1782 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 26). Portrait of Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont (age 32).

Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont: On 08 Sep 1749 she was born in Paris. On 07 Jul 1767 Jules 1st Duke of Polignac and she were married. On 09 Dec 1793 she died.

After 1782 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 26). Portrait of Maria Joséphine of Savoy (age 28).

After 1782 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 26). Self-Portrait.

1783. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 27). Portrait of Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont (age 33).

1783. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 27). Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 27) en chemise. This controversial portrait was considered by her critics to show improperly informal attire for a queen.

1788. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 32). Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 32).

In 1790 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 34). Portrait of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 59).

In 1791 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 35). Self-Portrait.

In 1791 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 35). Portrait of Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 25).

Around 1794 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 38). Portrait of Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont (age 25).

Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont: On 07 May 1768 she was born to Jules 1st Duke of Polignac and Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont. On 16 Apr 1780 or 11 Jul 1780 Antoine 8th Duke Gramont and she were married at the Palace of Versailles. She the daughter of Jules 1st Duke of Polignac and Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont. He the son of Antoine 7th Duke Gramont. In 1801 Antoine 7th Duke Gramont died. His son Antoine 8th Duke Gramont succeeded 8th Duke Gramont. She by marriage Duchess Gramont. On 30 Mar 1803 Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont died in a house fire at her home in Edinburgh.

In 1798 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 42). Portrait of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 20).

1804. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 48). Portrait of Jane Wilson.

Jane Wilson: she was born to Thomas Spencer Wilson 6th Baronet. On 10 Aug 1790 Spencer Perceval and she were married. They had eloped and were married by special license as a consequence of her father not approving of the Marriage. He the son of John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont and Catherine Compton Countess Egmont. In 1815 Henry William Carr and she were married. On 26 Jan 1844 Jane Wilson died.

Before 1815 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 59). Portrait of Amy "Emma Hart Lady Hamilton" Lyon (age 49). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].

Before 11 Sep 1821 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 66). Portrait of Varvara Nikolayevna Golitsyn (age 55).

Varvara Nikolayevna Golitsyn: In 1766 she was born to Nikolai Fyodorovich Golitsyn. On 11 Sep 1821 she died.

Before 30 Mar 1842 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 86). Self-Portrait.

Before 30 Mar 1842 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 86). Portrait of Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville (age 59).

Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville: On 05 Oct 1782 she was born to Antoine 8th Duke Gramont and Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont. On 28 Jul 1806 Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville and she were married at Devonshire House. She the daughter of Antoine 8th Duke Gramont and Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont. He the son of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville. On 10 Dec 1822 Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville died. His son Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville succeeded 5th Earl Tankerville, 6th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. She by marriage Countess Tankerville. On 23 Jan 1865 she died.

On 30 Mar 1842 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 86) died in Paris [Map].