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Marie Antoinette in a Chemise Dress

1783
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
With the support of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, Vigée Le Brun became one of fourteen women (among 550 artists) admitted to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture before the Revolution. At her first Salon, she displayed a number of portraits, including one of the queen in a white muslin dress and straw hat. The characterization of the monarch was admired. However, the pastoral costume was condemned as inappropriate for the public portrayal of royalty and the artist was asked to remove it from the exhibition.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marie Antoinette in a Chemise Dress
  • Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Date: 1783
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 35 3/8 × 28 3/8 in. (89.8 × 72 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Hessische Hausstiftung, Kronberg
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings