VIGÉE-LEBRUN, Élisabeth
(b. 1755, Paris, d. 1842, Paris)

Self-Portrait

1800
Oil on canvas, 79 x 68 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Thanks to talent and connections, Vigée-Lebrun was accepted into the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture at age 28 and became a favourite of Queen Marie-Antoinette. her manner of painting captures the reign of the carefree Louis XVI.