From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleMadame Le Brun, Florence

About this objectThis painting is a nineteenth‑century copy by the Florentine artist Tibaldo Turri of Élisabeth Vigée‑LeBrun’s celebrated self‑portrait, now in the Uffizi. Vigée‑LeBrun (1755–1842) was one of the most successful portraitists of her age and a favoured painter of Marie‑Antoinette. A royalist sympathiser, she fled France during the Revolution in 1789 and was warmly received in Florence. There she was invited to contribute to the Uffizi’s renowned collection of artists’ self‑portraits.

Turri’s copy reflects the popularity of Vigée‑LeBrun’s image and was likely produced for the tourist market

MakerTurri, Tibaldo (active 19th century)

Maker Rolepainter

Date Madec. 1820 - c. 1900

Period19th century

Medium and Materialsmedium: oil
support: canvas

Style and IconographyPortrait

Style and IconographySelf-Portrait

Techniqueoil on canvas

Measurementsheight: 101.6 cm
width: 81.2 cm

Subject and Association Keywordswoman

Subject and Association Keywordslady

Subject and Association Keywordshat

Subject and Association Keywordsdress

Object Typepainting

Object numberBIKGM.201f

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