Louis Vigée

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Louis Vigée (2 February 1715 – 9 May 1767) was a French portraitist, fan painter, artist in pastels and a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc.

Louis Vigeé
Born2 February 1715
Died9 May 1767
NationalityFrench
ChildrenÉlisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Étienne Vigée
Louis Vigée, Portrait of a young widowed woman

In 1750, he married Jeanne Vigeé. In 1755, Jeanne gave birth to their first child Élisabeth Louise Vigée, whom became a painter, and in 1758, Jeanne gave birth to their second child Étienne Vigée, whom became a playwright and man of letters.

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