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La duchesse de Guiche - 1794
oil on canvas
Vigee le Brun painted La duchesse de Guiche in 1794 according to her memoirs. For that year Vigee le Brun listed, 1 Duchess de Guiche wearing a blue turban, half-length. Vigee le Brun wrote: "I met the Duchesse de Guiche,
whose delightful face had not changed" - Chap. XII. We have a different portrait of the duchess on page 97.
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Countess Pelagie Potocka - 1798
oil on canvas, 140 x 110 cm
Located at the Chateau De Montresor
Countess Pelagia Roza Potocka (1775-1846) first married to General Prince Franciszek Saphieha Rozanski (1772-1829), then married to Prince Paul Sapieha-Kodenski (1781-1846).
View the color image of the painting as it hangs in a room at the Chateau De Montresor. This portrait was displayed in the 2015 Paris Exhibition. The pictures were provided by Julia Slupska. A color miniature of this painting is located on Art Page 147
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Duchess De Polignac - 1787
pastel
The pastel is in the collection of the Gramont's (presumably passed down through her daughter the duchess de guiche.) The caption states that it is the profile of the duchess de Polignac. The book is Les Gramont Portraits de famille.
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