Project Gutenberg 2010-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 175 Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth 1755 1842 Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée Strachey, Lionel 1864 1927 The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Adam Buchbinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun" by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This engaging memoir captures the life and artistic journey of the author, a notable portrait painter in 18th-century France, providing a unique perspective on the cultural and social milieu of her time. The memoir covers her early childhood, her rise to fame, and her experiences at the court of Marie Antoinette, amidst the backdrop of the French Revolution. The opening of the memoir introduces readers to Vigée-Lebrun's early life, marked by a fervent passion for painting that manifested from childhood. It details her relationship with her father, who encouraged her artistic talents, her mother's strict upbringing, and the loss of her father, which deeply affected her. As she recounts her formative years, Vigée-Lebrun reflects on her artistic growth, her interactions with influential figures of Paris, and the beginnings of her career, setting the stage for her future prominence within the artistic community. This opening portion lays a foundation for understanding her personality, ambitions, and the societal influences that shaped her life and work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth, 1755-1842 Painters -- France -- Biography Portrait painting, French -- 18th century ND Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Biographies 517802 516879 2024-10-13T13:28:04.099129 2023-09-14T06:36:37.934435 text/html text/html 505002 2010-04-10T03:52:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1528999 2010-04-10T03:52:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1649623 2024-10-13T13:28:16.114075 application/epub+zip 1657443 2024-10-13T13:28:08.211143 application/epub+zip 263970 2024-10-13T13:28:06.578104 application/epub+zip 1895189 2024-10-13T13:28:21.621027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1868939 2024-10-13T13:28:14.909070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469756 2022-09-14T15:38:05.160899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450089 449882 2024-10-13T13:28:02.589125 2023-09-14T06:36:36.645417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 449791 2010-04-10T03:52:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174876 2010-04-10T03:52:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 449783 2010-04-10T03:52:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174655 2010-04-10T03:52:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22825 2024-10-13T13:28:21.765028 application/rdf+xml 15204 2024-10-13T13:28:07.173106 image/jpeg 3601 2024-10-13T13:28:06.867103 image/jpeg 1619865 2024-10-13T13:28:04.215137 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia