Vigée Le Brun's Home Page | Index to Art Pages | Vigée Le Brun's Gallery ART PAGE 16 Count Ivan Ivanovich Shouvaloff- 1795-1797 Oil on canvas, oval, 83.8 x 61 cm North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh Count Shouvaloff (1727-1797) was one of Vigee Le Brun's first distinguished patrons, whose support helped to bring her other influential clients from Parisian society. He was one of the most outstanding men of his time. Shuvaloff was Grand Chamberlain to Empress Elisabeth II of Russia and also her lover, according to the artist's memoirs. He was the founder of Moscow University and the Moscow Academy of Art. Vigee Le Brun, who was twenty when she first painted him, later described his character in flattering terms: "He united the most thoughtful courtesy with a perfect manner, and since he was the most excellent of men, his presence was sought by the best company. This painting has been dated to the late 1790s. Vigée Le Brun's1775 portrait of this sitter is located on Art Page 102. Reference Kimbell Exhibition Catalog Number 42 for more details. Madame Perregaux - 1789 Oil on oak, 100 x 78 cm, 39 3/8 x 30 3/4 in Wallace Collection, London Born Adalaide Harenc de Presles. Her father, Francois Michel Harenc de Presle, was a banker with a collection of paintings in their mansion rue du Sentier. She was married to a very wealthy Swiss banker. Vigee Le Brun's banker. Vigee's signature is inscribed on the ballustrade as if it was carved. View a framed image of the portrait at the Wallace Collection. "An unusual pose akin to a candid snapshot of today. A wonderfully animated painting with superb reds, blacks and greens - FK" Madame Pierre Rousseau and daughter - 1789 Oil on Panel Louvre Vigée Le Brun's Home Page | Index to Art Pages | Vigée Le Brun's Gallery