The Memoirs of Mme Elizabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun 1755-1789 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Memoirs of Mme Elizabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun 1755-1789<br><br>Her good looks and pleasant manner ensured for her a certain social success which was very useful to her in her career as an artist. She received invitations from all quarters and was soon to be found at all the smartest gatherings of Paris where she was able to Observe the grand manners and brilliant conversations of which she has left so delightful an account in her Memoirs.<br><br>Her first début as an artist before the public was at the exhibition of the Academy of Saint Luc in August 1774 at the age of nineteen. Her fame grew by leaps and bounds. In 1776 she married M. Le Brun a painter and dealer in pictures.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.