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Theresa, Countess Kinsky - 1793
oil on canvas, oval, 73 x 58.5 cm
View other paintings of Countess Kinsky on Page 14 and Page 107.
Franziska Biron - 1810
oil on canvas, 82.2 x 66 cm
National Museum Wroclaw, Poland
Franziska (Fanny) Princess Biron of Curlande née Countess of Maltzahn. Born 23.09.1790, died 25.03.1849. Married (08.09.1806) to Gustav Prince Calixt Biron of Curland (1780 - 1821). It was originally located in castle Gross-Wartenberg in Low-Silesia, now Poland. The castle was destroyed at the end of 2nd World War. The portrait is now in National Museum Wroclaw, Polend. It was bought in 1975. Signed on left on back of chair: Mme Lebrun 1810. The sitter is wearing a red dress, while the armchair is green.Jana Talkenburg identified the sitter.
Duchess de la Rouchefoucauld - 1789
oil on canvas, 100 x 84 cm, oval
Private collection
Alexandrine Charlotte Sophie de Rohan Chabot, Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld later, Marquise de Castellane). Lived 1763-1839. This portrait was displayed in the 2015 Paris Exhibition. View another different version of this portrait on Art Page 82.
Another painting of "Mme de Castellane," oil on canvas, attributed to VLB, was at the Musee Fragonard, Grasse. sold by Sothebys on 6 Dec. 1987. Referenced as "1 The Duchess de la Rochefoucauld" in the 1789 section of Vigee le Brun's master listing.


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