Souvenirs of Madame Vige Le Brun by Louise-Elisabeth Vige-L... - 9781108080767

Souvenirs of Madame Vige Le BrunAuthor(s): Louise-Elisabeth Vige-Lebrun\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108080767, 978-1108080767\nSynopsis\nThe most accomplished female painter of her age, lisabeth Vige-Lebrun [tel] is best remembered for her many portraits of Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Her two-volume autobiography was published in France in 18357, and this English version (of which the translator is unknown) in 1879. It begins with a series of 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 Vige-Lebrun's flight abroad: the 'souvenirs' which follow describe her years of exile and her eventual return to France. Throughout her life, she supported herself and her family by her painting. Volume 2 recounts her extended stay in Russia.