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The Duchesse de Berry in a Blue Velvet Dress

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French

1824

Not on view

The duchesse de Berry (1798–1870), by birth a princess of Naples, was the widowed mother of the eventual heir to the French throne. Her portrait suggests the exaltation of a young woman who identified with the heroines of Sir Walter Scott. The portraitist staged her against a threatening sky, her scarf swept away by the wind.

The Duchesse de Berry in a Blue Velvet Dress, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris), Oil on canvas — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Duchesse de Berry in a Blue Velvet Dress

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

Date: 1824

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 39 3/8 × 29 1/2 in. (100 × 75 cm)
Frame: 53 3/8 × 41 9/16 × 5 7/8 in. (135.5 × 105.5 × 15 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Private collection

Accession Number: SL.1.2016.39.1

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