Comte de Vaudreuil

1784

Not on view

Returned to lender

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

Vaudreuil (1740–1817) was Vigée Le Brun’s most important private patron. A companion of the comte d’Artois, the profligate brother of the king, he was also the lover of the duchesse de Polignac, who obtained for him various remunerative appointments from the queen. In formal attire with orders and decorations, he presents a handsome if rather subdued figure.

Artwork Details

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Exhibition History

Title: Comte de Vaudreuil
Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
Date: 1784
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 52 × 38 7/8 in. (132.1 × 98.8 cm)
Frame: 64 × 50 1/2 in. (162.6 × 128.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Gift of Mrs. A. D. Williams, 1949 (49.11.21)
Curatorial Department: European Paintings