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Marie Antoinette in Court Dress

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French

1778

Not on view

In 1777, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria wrote to her daughter Marie Antoinette (1755–1793) asking for a portrait. Vigée Le Brun received the commission, her first from the queen. She remembered that the queen "walked better than any other woman in France, holding her head very high with a majesty that singled her out in the midst of the entire court."

Marie Antoinette in Court Dress, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris), Oil on canvas — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Marie Antoinette in Court Dress

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

Date: 1778

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 107 1/2 in. × 76 in. (273 × 193.5 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Gemäldegalerie (GG 2772)

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