Louis Vigée

Louis Vigeé
Born2 February 1715
Died9 May 1767 (52 years)
NationalityFrench
ChildrenÉlisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Étienne Vigée
RelativesJulie Le Brun (granddaughter)

Louis Vigée (2 February 1715 – 9 May 1767) was a French portraitist, fan painter, artist in pastels and a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc.

Louis Vigée, Portrait of a young widowed woman

In 1750, he married Jeanne Vigeé (1728–1800). 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 (1758–1820), whom became a playwright and man of letters.

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