Madame Élisabeth de France is a painting by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, from c. 1787. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]
Madame Élisabeth de France (1764–1794) | |
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Artist | Adélaïde Labille-Guiard |
Year | c. 1787 |
Dimensions | 78.7 cm (31.0 in) × 65.4 cm (25.7 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Accession No. | 2007.441 |
Identifiers | The Met object ID: 439405 |
Description and interpretation
editThe work depicts Élisabeth of France, sister to Louis XVI, who lived in Montreuil.[2] The painting was presented in 1787 at the Paris Salon of Painting and Sculpture.
References
edit- ^ "Madame Élisabeth de France (1764–1794)". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ^ La-Croix.com (2013-05-10). "La princesse méconnue Madame Elisabeth fait l'objet d'une exposition à Versailles". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-08.