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The Marquise de Pezay and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Two Sons

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French

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This group portrait and conversation piece is unusual in the oeuvre of Vigée Le Brun. It was commissioned by the marquise de Rougé, seated at the center, and exalts the values of friendship and family. The painter, at the pinnacle of her art, renders the sitters’ gentle faces and gleaming apparel with a virtuosic command of her medium.

The Marquise de Pezay and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Two Sons, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris), Oil on canvas

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