Artwork Info: Tatyana Borisovna Potemkina

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Tatyana Borisovna Potemkina

1820
106.0 x 81.0 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.

Suffering from lung disease, Madame Potemkina (1797–1869), accompanied by her husband, left Russia to seek medical treatment abroad. They visited England, Switzerland, and Italy, and in Paris she posed for Vigée Le Brun. The painter suggests the sitter’s reserve and withdrawal, qualities reinforced by the atmospheric background.