Project Gutenberg 2010-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 409 Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth 1755 1842 Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée Strachey, Lionel 1864 1927 The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun Produced by Adam Buchbinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun" by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This engaging memoir captures the life and artistic journey of the author, a notable portrait painter in 18th-century France, providing a unique perspective on the cultural and social milieu of her time. The memoir covers her early childhood, her rise to fame, and her experiences at the court of Marie Antoinette, amidst the backdrop of the French Revolution. The opening of the memoir introduces readers to Vigée-Lebrun's early life, marked by a fervent passion for painting that manifested from childhood. It details her relationship with her father, who encouraged her artistic talents, her mother's strict upbringing, and the loss of her father, which deeply affected her. As she recounts her formative years, Vigée-Lebrun reflects on her artistic growth, her interactions with influential figures of Paris, and the beginnings of her career, setting the stage for her future prominence within the artistic community. This opening portion lays a foundation for understanding her personality, ambitions, and the societal influences that shaped her life and work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth, 1755-1842 Painters -- France -- Biography Portrait painting, French -- 18th century ND Text Category: Biographies Category: French Literature Category: History - European Category: Art 517939 2025-08-13T06:56:48.292286 text/html 505002 2010-04-10T03:52:06 text/html 1649545 2025-08-13T06:56:59.376195 application/epub+zip 1657260 2025-08-13T06:56:52.127203 application/epub+zip 263960 2025-08-13T06:56:50.613233 application/epub+zip 1895245 2025-08-13T06:57:04.383146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1868935 2025-08-13T06:56:58.110181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469756 2022-09-14T15:38:05.160899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450089 2025-08-13T06:56:46.921276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449791 2010-04-10T03:52:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449783 2010-04-10T03:52:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22195 2025-08-13T06:57:04.539148 application/rdf+xml 15204 2025-08-13T06:56:51.148232 image/jpeg 3601 2025-08-13T06:56:50.880232 image/jpeg 174876 2010-04-10T03:52:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 1528999 2010-04-10T03:52:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 174655 2010-04-10T03:52:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 1619907 2025-08-13T06:56:48.410253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia