Surname: Vigée Le Brun Forename(s): Louise-Élisabeth b. 16 April 1755. d. 30 March 1842. Nationality: French. VIAF.
French portrait painter. Born in Paris. Daughter of portrait painter Louis Vigée.
Educated at Académie de St-Luc. Found immediate success and worked as a painter her
whole life. Travelled through Europe from 1789 to 1802, when she returned to Paris.
Married Jean-Baptiste Le Brun in 1774, but he was forced to divorce her during her
travels. Biographical information: Benezit. (BGL)