Louis Vigée (2 February 1715 – 9 May 1767) was a French portraitist.
He was also a fan painter, artist in pastels and a member of the
Académie de Saint-Luc
The Académie de Saint-Luc (; ) was a guild of painters and sculptors set up in Paris in 1391, and dissolved in 1776. It was created by the Provost of Paris, along the lines of the Guilds of Saint Luke in other parts of Europe.
In 1648, a group ...
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In 1750, he married Jeanne Maissin Vigée.
In 1755, Jeanne gave birth to their first child
Élisabeth Louise Vigée (1755–1842), whom became a painter, and in 1758, Jeanne gave birth to their second child
Étienne Vigée
Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Vigée (2 December 1758 – 8 August 1820) was a French playwright and man of letters.
Early life
Born into an artistic family, he was the son of the pastellist Louis Vigée (1715–1767) and the brother of th ...
(1758–1820), whom became a playwright and ''man of letters''.
Gallery
File:Louis_Vigee-Bildnis_einer_jungen,_schönen_Witwe.jpg, Louis Vigée, ''Portrait of a young widowed woman''
References
External links
* http://www.artnet.com/artist/644753/louis-vigee.html
1715 births
1767 deaths
18th-century French painters
French male painters
Louis
Louis may refer to:
People
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
Other uses
* Louis (coin), a French coin
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
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18th-century French male artists
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