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The most accomplished female painter of her age, Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (17551842) 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.

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Part I: 1. My childhood; 2. Death of my father; 3. My walks; 4. My marriage; 5. The queen; 6. Voyage to Flanders; 7. The Greek supper; 8. Le Kain; 9. Chantilly; 10. The duc de Nivernais; 11. Romainville; 12. 1789; Part II: 1. Turin; 2. Rome; 3. Portraits done in Rome; 4. Piazza of St Peter's; 5. I leave for Naples; 6. The Baron Talleyrand; 7. I return to Rome; 8. I leave Rome; 9. Venice; 10. Turin; 11. The comtesse de Thoun and her soirées; 12. Portraits I took in Vienna; 13. Huitzing.

Souvenirs of Madame Vigée Le Brun

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 11/12/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108080750, 978-1108080750
      ISBN10: 1108080758
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The most accomplished female painter of her age, Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (17551842) 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.

      Table of Contents
      Part I: 1. My childhood; 2. Death of my father; 3. My walks; 4. My marriage; 5. The queen; 6. Voyage to Flanders; 7. The Greek supper; 8. Le Kain; 9. Chantilly; 10. The duc de Nivernais; 11. Romainville; 12. 1789; Part II: 1. Turin; 2. Rome; 3. Portraits done in Rome; 4. Piazza of St Peter's; 5. I leave for Naples; 6. The Baron Talleyrand; 7. I return to Rome; 8. I leave Rome; 9. Venice; 10. Turin; 11. The comtesse de Thoun and her soirées; 12. Portraits I took in Vienna; 13. Huitzing.

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