Vigée Le Brun by Farington (1802) [ People ]
… Beautiful Vigée Le Brun Madame Le Brun has been much celebrated in France & in Italy for her skill in portrait painting. She appears to be abt. 40 years of age, & is a very handsome woman, with a very lively expression of … of. Signor Torcia informed me that He had resided in England two years, and was much acquainted with Brompton, the Portrait Painter. He adressed Mr. Erskine aloud across the table, and said that He re- minded him of the Bust of … better than Madame Le Brun. VOL. II. 3* … "Madame Le Brun has been much celebrated in France & in Italy for her skill in portrait painting." … France … Joseph Farington, The Farington diary / edited by James Greig, vol. 2/8, p. 35. Full text …
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