Marie Antoinette and Her Children
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · 1787
Why it's great
Queen Marie Antoinette sits with her children in a portrait meant to make people see her as a loving mother, after the public had turned against her. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun painted it in 1787, two years before the revolution, and the empty cradle on the left stands for a baby who had just died.
🏛️ Part of history
The French Revolution (1789–1799) — Queen Marie Antoinette sits with her children in a portrait meant to make people see her as a loving mother, after the public had turned against her.
Where to see it
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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was born in Paris, the daughter of a painter, and became a famous portraitist at only 20. She painted Queen Marie Antoinette and fled France during the Revolution, working in Italy, Austria, Russia and England. She was one of the most successful women artists in history. She died in Paris in 1842.
