Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was a prominent French portrait painter of the late eighteenth century, whose style gracefully bridges the Rococo and Neoclassical movements. Her subjects and color palettes are rooted in Rococo, yet her technique aligns with the emerging Neoclassicism, capturing the essence of the Ancien Régime's elite, most notably Marie Antoinette. She cultivated patronage among European aristocrats, actors, and writers, earning her a place in academies across ten cities. Her prolific output of hundreds of portraits is now held in major museums worldwide and esteemed private collections.
Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun (Marie Elisabeth Louise, 1755-1842) was a French painter and the most famous female painter of the 18th century. Her memoirs provide an interesting view of the training of artists at the end of the period dominated by royal academies."