Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun: A Portraitist of the Ancien Régime Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, born in Paris in 1755 and passing away in 1842, stands as a pivotal figure in the history of French art. More than simply a painter, she was a shrewd observer of her time, a master of portraiture, and a woman who navigated the complex social landscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries with remarkable skill and resilience. Her life story…