Project Gutenberg 2007-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 83 Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth 1755 1842 Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée Souvenirs de Madame Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Tome troisième Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier, Rénald Lévesque (HTML version) and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Souvenirs de Madame Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Tome troisième" by Vigée-Lebrun is a historical memoir written in the early 19th century. The work provides a first-hand account of the author's experiences as an artist in Russia, particularly under the reign of Emperor Paul I, illustrating the complex social and political landscape of the time. Through her personal anecdotes, Vigée-Lebrun offers insights into her interactions with notable figures of the era, including the Emperor himself and members of the Russian nobility, painting a vivid picture of her life as a female painter during a tumultuous period. At the start of the memoir, the author reflects on the character of Emperor Paul I, describing his erratic behavior and the atmosphere of fear that permeated society under his rule. She recounts an incident at a court ball where a simple misunderstanding leads to the harsh punishment of an innocent man, encapsulating the oppressive nature of Paul's governance. The opening portion also details Vigée-Lebrun's artistic career, her connections within the imperial court, and the challenges she faced as she navigated both her personal and professional life while observing the peculiarities of Russian nobility and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth, 1755-1842 Painters -- France -- Biography ND Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Biographies 418652 415880 2024-10-10T07:06:21.341652 2023-09-10T09:56:03.592365 text/html text/html 400794 2007-10-24T07:23:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 221442 2007-10-24T07:23:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 332339 2024-10-10T07:06:30.937548 application/epub+zip 339330 2024-10-10T07:06:25.680566 application/epub+zip 224158 2024-10-10T07:06:24.083553 application/epub+zip 673728 2024-10-10T07:06:34.693481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667794 2024-10-10T07:06:29.869523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319237 2022-09-11T04:10:11.533845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390457 390173 2024-10-10T07:06:20.548581 2023-09-10T09:56:03.054380 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 380933 2007-10-24T07:23:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144996 2007-10-24T07:23:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20674 2024-10-10T07:06:34.818501 application/rdf+xml 26873 2024-10-10T07:06:24.668543 image/jpeg 4708 2024-10-10T07:06:24.378585 image/jpeg 329891 2024-10-10T07:06:21.384588 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia