Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

     Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is a famous painter from France. She went by the name as well as Madame Lebrun, a famous portrait painter in the eighteenth century. She was married to Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun, who as well was a famous french painter. Louise Elisabeth earned a renown worldwide reputation for her famous lavish portrayals of the aristocratic society in France between the years of 1775 - 1825. She became incredibly famous at the end of the 18th century in France. As the revolution occurred, she packed up her bags, took her daughter, and traveled all over Europe.
     Louise Élisabeth is a powerhouse, she's someone who's incredibly modern in her work and she conquers the European portrait market.  Louise Élisabeth comes and starts out from a modest background, her father was in someway giving her some training within the art area, but he actually past away when she was only twelve years old. Her family was connected in artistic circles to be able to encourage her studies; the real challenge was because she was a woman in the 18th century creating such beautiful artistic pieces. 
     She was only fourteen when she began to produce astonishing portraits which then contributed to the family's income. Louise Elisabeth at the time was beginning to be already fully established artist working in her own ways and portraying many other kinds of artwork. It would be extraordinary if it would be a male artist, but to be a female artist as well it's even more breathtaking because of the era.

When Louise Elisabeth was nineteen years old she got in trouble with the law because she was grasping so much attention that she all her brushes and materials confiscated, thus as a result she went immediately to the town and received her membership of a guild to continuing her famous artwork. Louise Elisabeth meets someone special in her life after she received her guild to continue her career and meets and becomes married to a picture dealer, This husband of hers has been gambling all of the income of the family and she shows to many how she was capable of running the family and as well as supporting the family while this husband is just wasting resources. 

Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is known for her tender and beautiful maternal imagery that comes very closely aligned with mademoiselle Brongniart, giving you a depiction of this famous feel of pure happiness and joy.