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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun 1755-1842 is in Painters.
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 13th March 1753 she was born to Louis de Bourbon Duke of Penthièvre. On 23rd June 1821 Louise Marie de Bourbon Duchess of Orléans died.
In 1781 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 25). Portrait of "Jeanne Bécu Comtesse du Barry (age 36)".
Jeanne Bécu Comtesse du Barry: On 28th August 1744 she was born. On 8th December 1793 Jeanne Bécu Comtesse du Barry was guillotined on the Place de la Révolution. On the way to the guillotine, she collapsed in the tumbrel and cried, "You are going to hurt me! Why?!" Terrified, she screamed for mercy and begged the watching crowd for help. Her last words to the executioner are said to have been: «De grâce, monsieur le bourreau, encore un petit moment!» – "One more moment, Mr. Executioner, I beg you!" She was buried in the Madeleine Cemetery
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 8th September 1749 she was born in Paris [Map]. On 7th July 1767 Jules 1st Duke of Polignac and she were married. On 9th December 1793 she died.
In 1782 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 26). Portrait of "Jeanne Bécu Comtesse du Barry (age 37)".
After 1782 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 26). Self-Portrait.
After 1782 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 26). Portrait of Maria Joséphine of Savoy (age 28).
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). Portrait of Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 25).
In 1791 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 35). Self-Portrait.
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 7th May 1768 she was born to Jules 1st Duke of Polignac and Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont. On 16th April 1780 or 11th July 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 succeeded 8th Duke Gramont. She by marriage Duchess Gramont. On 30th March 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 10th August 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 26th January 1844 Jane Wilson died.
Before 1815 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 59). Portrait of Amy Lyon aka Emma Hart Lady Hamilton (age 49). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
Before 11th September 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 11th September 1821 she died.
Before 1839 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 83). Portrait of Elizabeth Conyngham (age 39).
Elizabeth Conyngham: On 16th February 1799 she was born to Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham. On 2nd March 1826 Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly and she were married. She the daughter of Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham. He the son of George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly and Catherine Anne Cope. In 1839 Elizabeth Conyngham died.
Before 30th March 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 5th October 1782 she was born to Antoine 8th Duke Gramont and Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont. On 28th July 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 10th December 1822 Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville died. His son Charles succeeded 5th Earl Tankerville, 6th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. She by marriage Countess Tankerville. On 23rd January 1865 she died.
Before 30th March 1842 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 86). Self-Portrait.