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Marie Elizabeth Louise

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Hello, my name is Marie Elizabeth Louise Vigee LeBrun. I was a French Portrait painter for Marie Antoinette. I was born on April 16, 1755, to Louis Vigee, and Jeanne Maisson. My father was a portrait artist, and taught me with the rest of his students, that came to the house for his instructions. I married Jean-Baptiste-Pierre LeBrun. We had one child named Julie, on February 12, 1780. During the years I was the Portrait Artist to the Queen Marie Antionette, I painted over 30 portraits. I became very fond of the Queen. She was a lovely person, and generous, loving, and kind. During the French Revolution, I fled Paris with my little daughter, in peril of our lives. I toured Europe while in exile, and painted many crowned heads of Europe. Welcome to my page.

My Interests

Art, walking in the country. Visiting Art Museums.
.. Create Your Own

I'd like to meet:

Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck. And many more.....

Music:

Music of the French Revolution. Bach, Mozart, George Frederick Handel.

Movies:



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Books:

Jean Jacques Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin

Heroes:

My Father

My Blog

The Flight from France

My departure from France began, on October 5th, 1789. My husband and brother accompanied me to the gate, without leaving the coach for a minute. I was very frightened to travel in the Faubourg Sa...
Posted by Marie Elizabeth Louise on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:57:00 PST

Leaving Paris

When I left Paris,  October 5, the trees were a canopy of brilliant color. I could not notice the beauty Nature so generously provided. For weeks, I had been in such a state, of anxiety, fear of ...
Posted by Marie Elizabeth Louise on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:22:00 PST