Portrait of Baronne de Crussol

Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
published on 22 August 2022
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A 1785 oil-on-panel portrait by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun of French nobelwoman Baronne de Crussol Florensac. The striking red dress and hat are rendered using cochineal pigment which would have made them very expensive indeed.

Musée des Augustins, Toulouse

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Brun, É. L. V. L. (2022, August 22). Portrait of Baronne de Crussol. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16286/portrait-of-baronne-de-crussol/

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Brun, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le. "Portrait of Baronne de Crussol." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 22, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16286/portrait-of-baronne-de-crussol/.

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Brun, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le. "Portrait of Baronne de Crussol." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Aug 2022. Web. 21 Feb 2025.

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