Adélaïde Labille-Guiard: A Pioneer of Portraiture in a Changing World Born in Paris in 1749, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard’s life and career unfolded during a period of profound transformation in France – the late 18th century, a time marked by both aristocratic privilege and burgeoning revolutionary sentiment. While often overshadowed by her more famous contemporary, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Labille-Guiard carved out a significant space fo…