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Marie Antoinette in a Park, by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, ca. 1780–81

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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

French, 1755–1842

Marie Antoinette in a Parkca. 1780–81

Black chalk, stumped, and white chalk; framing lines in black chalk

Sheet: 23 3/16 × 15 7/8 in. (58.9 × 40.4 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2019.138.4

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun drew this in about 1780–81, aged about 20. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work

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Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308 gsm cotton paper, with a white border.

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Size
16 × 20 in · image 12¼ × 17½
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 gsm
Price
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About this work

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun drew this in about 1780–81, aged about 20. It is now at The Met in New York.

How it was made

Chalk
Natural black, red and white chalks. Used together on toned paper they could give the warmth of flesh with very little effort, and they were favourites for studies from life.

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

French, 1755–1842 · Born and died in Paris.

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Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number
2019.138.4
Credit
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Type
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
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