Comtesse de la Châtre
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Title
Comtesse de la Châtre
Subject
Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps
Description
This portrait of Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, the wife of the comte de la Châtre, was painted by French portrait artist Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun in 1789. Bontemps is wearing a simple, classic white muslin dress, popularized by Vigée Le Brun's portraits of Queen Marie-Antoinette. Bontemps is sitting on a couch with an open book in her hand, indicating that she is literate; however, her gaze is focused on the painter.
Creator
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
1789
Contributor
Ritamarie Pepe
Rights
Public Domain
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Oil on canvas painting
Physical Dimensions
45 x 34 1/2 in.
Files
Citation
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, “Comtesse de la Châtre,” Honors Art History 2019, accessed October 12, 2024, https://honorsarthistory2019.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/14.