Surname: Le Brun Forename(s): Élisabeth Vigée b. 16 April 1755. d. 30 March 1842. Nationality: French. VIAF.
Portrait and landscape painter also known as “Madame Le Brun.” Born in Paris. Studied
under Doyen de Briard, Joseph Vernet. and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Member of the Académie
de St-Luc. Married Jean-Baptiste Le Brun in 1776. Portrait painter for the Queen of
France, Marie-Antoinette. Exhibited at the Paris Salon. Lived in Vienna (1793-1794)
and St. Petersburg (1796-1802). Travelled to the Netherlands, Italy, Prague, London,
and Germany. Biographical information: Benezit. (AC, CC)