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Comte de Vaudreuil

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French

1784

Not on view

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.

Comte de Vaudreuil, 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: 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)

Object Number: SL.1.2016.42.1

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