Élisabeth Swagers (born Méri) (c. 1775 – 1837) was a French painter and miniaturist. Born in Paris, Swagers was a pupil of

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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (; 11 April 1749 – 24 April 1803), also known as Adélaïde Labille-Guiard des Vertus, was a French Portrait miniature, miniaturist and portrait painter. She was an advocate for women to receive the same opportunities ...

, and Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin. Her husband was the

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-born painter Frans Swagers, sometimes Zwagers; the couple lived in Paris for a time.Profile
at the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''. The couple's daughter, Caroline, also became a miniaturist after study with her mother. Élisabeth taught drawing at the Maison d’éducation de la Légion d’honneur at

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, and later set up drawing school of her own. Some drawings in chalk and miniatures are recorded, as are a handful of pastels. Swagers died in Paris on 12 June 1837.

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