Labille-Guiard, Adelaide French Neoclassical Painter, 1749-1803
French painter. Labille-Guiard was a painter of the French nobility before the Revolution and survived to paint the citizens of the Directory. Emerging from the 18th-century tradition of powdered wigs and shimmering satins, she captured informal moments in the lives of her subjects, frequently depicting them interrupted from some pastime Portrait of Louise 1788(1788)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 272 x 160 cm (107.1 x 63 in)
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