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Madame Élisabeth de France

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Madame Élisabeth de France (1764–1794)
ArtistAdélaïde Labille-Guiard Edit this on Wikidata
Yearc. 1787
Dimensions78.7 cm (31.0 in) × 65.4 cm (25.7 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.2007.441 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersThe Met object ID: 439405

Madame Élisabeth de France is a painting by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, from c. 1787. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]

Description and interpretation

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The work depicts Élisabeth of France, sister to Louis XVI, who lived in Montreuil.[2] The painting was presented in 1787 at the Paris Salon of Painting and Sculpture.

References

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  1. ^ "Madame Élisabeth de France (1764–1794)". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  2. ^ La-Croix.com (2013-05-10). "La princesse méconnue Madame Elisabeth fait l'objet d'une exposition à Versailles". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-08.