1. 12 Oct


    Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat (1782). Marie Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Rococo, 1755-1842). “Le Brun, the model and the painter of beauty, A modern Rosalba, but more brilliant than she, Unites the voice of Favart with the smile of Venus.” (La Harpe). He turned towards the object of his praise, and the audience, including the Duchesse de Chartres and the King of Sweden, rose to their feet, and, turning in her direction, applauded her with enthusiasm, so that she was ” almost overcome with confusion.”

    Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat (1782). Marie Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Rococo, 1755-1842).

    “Le Brun, the model and the painter of beauty, A modern Rosalba, but more brilliant than she, Unites the voice of Favart with the smile of Venus.” (La Harpe).

    He turned towards the object of his praise, and the audience, including the Duchesse de Chartres and the King of Sweden, rose to their feet, and, turning in her direction, applauded her with enthusiasm, so that she was ” almost overcome with confusion.”

     
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