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The Queen's Painter

On the extraordinary life of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Marie Antoinette's favorite portrait artist who traversed the boundaries of Rococo and Neoclassicism.
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While many of our essays are free, one of the benefits of becoming a paid subscriber is having access to patron-only videos. In this video, Nicole Miras explores the extraordinary life of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), who broke major barriers as a female artist and rose the ranks of French society, eventually becoming Marie Antoinette’s most beloved portrait artist.

Marie Antoinette in a Chemise Dress, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun ca. 1783. Via Wikimedia Commons. As discussed in the video above, this painting of Marie Antoinette in a chemise scandalized French society.

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