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A Woman To Know: Louise Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun

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Apr 04, 2016
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The passion for painting was innate in me. This passion has never diminished; indeed, I believe it has only increased with time. — Vigée Le Brun

("Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat," Vigée Le Brun, 1782, image via The National Gallery)

At age 15, Louise Elisabeth Vigeé Le Brun already had her own painting studio, her own portrait clients and her own commission…

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