1749–1803 · French
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was born in Paris in 1749. She trained as a miniature painter with François-Elie Vincent and later received tuition from Maurice-Quentin de La Tour and François-André Vincent. In 1783, she was elected a member of the Académie Royale in Paris. She also belonged to the Académie de Saint-Luc.
Biography
Labille-Guiard worked as a portrait painter and became known as the Peintre des Mesdames after receiving commissions from the aunts of Louis XVI. She was the first female artist to receive permission to set up a studio for herself and her students at the Louvre. She died in 1803.
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