Lady Ossulston

1806

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Lady Ossulston (1782/3–1865) was born into a life of privilege at Versailles. On the eve of the Revolution, her family fled France and became dependent on the charity of acquaintances abroad. In Britain, the sitter was cared for by her grandmother’s great friend, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who probably arranged her marriage. The apparently mild-mannered newlywed is simply dressed in modern Neoclassical style.

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Exhibition History

Title: Lady Ossulston
Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
Date: 1806
Medium: Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions: 18 × 13 1/4 in. (45.7 × 33.7 cm)
Classification: Pastels & Oil Sketches on Paper
Credit Line: Private collection
Curatorial Department: European Paintings