Preview
Buy Print
Send
Share
Download
Similars
X-Ray
DiaporamaSelf-Portrait
1808
41.0 x 33.0 cm
Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun (? – ?)
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842) was a leading portraitist of 18th-century French aristocracy, famed for her elegant depictions of Marie Antoinette and other prominent figures. Her Rococo and Neoclassical style captured both likeness and personality with refined beauty.
During the Festival at Unspunnen, Vigée Le Brun stayed with Franz Niklaus König, a genre painter whose work influenced her depictions of the participants in the festival. Wishing to reciprocate his kindness, she recalled: “The only expression of gratitude I was able to get Mr. and Mrs. König to accept was my portrait in oil, which I sent to them from Paris.” The artist presents herself in a straightforward manner, head tight to the frame, gazing outward.
About this artwork
- Title: Self-Portrait
- Artist: Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun
- Year: 1808
- Original dimensions: 41.0 x 33.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Color palette: Earthy
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow
QR Code
