The Duchesse de Berry in a Blue Velvet Dress

1824
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings