VIDEO

Curator Film - the Female Artist

Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1784
Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1784©

Royal Collection curator Jennifer Scott Introduces the artist Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun through her 1784 portrait of Charles-Alexandre de Calonne and this talk considers how this female artist earned international reputation for her stylish portrayals of royalty and aristocratic society throughout Europe.


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