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Joseph Vernet

1778
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The celebrated landscape and marine painter Joseph Vernet (1714–1789) encouraged Vigée to "paint as much as you can from nature." She was twenty-three when her mentor sat for this sympathetic if formal portrayal.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Joseph Vernet
  • Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Date: 1778
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 36 1/4 × 28 3/8 in. (92 × 72 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Musée du Louvre, Paris, Département des Peintures (3054)
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings