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Souvenirs of Madame Vigee Le Brun
Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
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Paperback. This two-volume autobiography of painter Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun was published in France in 1835-7, and in English in 1879. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
The most accomplished female painter of her age, Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755–1842) is best remembered for her many portraits of Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Her two-volume autobiography was published in France in 1835–7, and this English version (of which the translator is unknown) in 1879. It begins with a series of ten letters to a Russian friend, Princess Kourakin, describing her family and early life, her artistic training, and her rise to the position of portraitist to the queen. The letters end with the Revolution and Vigée-Lebrun's flight abroad: the 'souvenirs' which follow describe her years of exile and her ... Read more
The most accomplished female painter of her age, Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755–1842) is best remembered for her many portraits of Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Her two-volume autobiography was published in France in 1835–7, and this English version (of which the translator is unknown) in 1879. It begins with a series of ten letters to a Russian friend, Princess Kourakin, describing her family and early life, her artistic training, and her rise to the position of portraitist to the queen. The letters end with the Revolution and Vigée-Lebrun's flight abroad: the 'souvenirs' which follow describe her years of exile and her ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108080750
SKU
V9781108080750
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