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Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexyevna

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French

1797

Not on view

While in Russia, Vigée Le Brun painted five portraits of the Grand Duchess (1779–1826), of which this one, intended for the sitter’s mother, has remained the property of the Grand Duchess’s descendants. As described by the artist, the subject’s “features were fine and regular, her face a perfect oval; her beautiful complexion . . . had a paleness altogether in harmony with the expression on her face.” She wears a muslin dress and a scarf that twists around her head and under her chin.

Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexyevna, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris), Oil on canvas — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexyevna

Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)

Date: 1797

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30 3/4 × 26 3/8 in. (78 × 67 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Hessische Hausstiftung, Kronberg (WO B 8012)

Accession Number: SL.1.2016.23.2

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