A Delicate Brushstroke in a Tumultuous Era: The Life and Art of Jeanne-Philiberte Ledoux Jeanne-Philiberte Ledoux, born in Paris in 1767, emerged as a painter during a period defined by radical change. Her life spanned the final years of the Ancien Régime, the upheaval of the French Revolution, and the rise and fall of Napoleon’s Empire—a backdrop that profoundly shaped not only her artistic sensibilities but also the opportunities av…