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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

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Also known as Adélaïde Labille, Adélaïde Labille-Guyard, Adélaïde Labille Guiard, Adelaide Labille des Vertus

French painter and miniaturist (1749–1803)

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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was a French painter and visual artist associated with the Rococo movement. Born in Paris in 1749, she worked primarily in that city, where she also died in 1803. Her artistic output included history painting and portrait painting. She held the position of court painter and was a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and the Académie de Saint-Luc.

Her notable work is the Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, which also depicts her. She was married to François-André Vincent and taught Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond, and Marie-Thérèse de Noireterre. Her works are held in the collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Finnish National Gallery, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. She is described in the sources Women Painters of the World, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, 1905, and Great Women Masters of Art.

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Born
Adélaïde Labille , ( 1749-04-11 ) 11 April 1749, Paris, France
Died
24 April 1803 (1803-04-24) (aged 54), Paris, France
Known for
Miniatures , painting , pastels
Movement
Rococo to Neoclassicism
Spouses
Nicolas Guiard ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1769 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1779 ) ​ François-André Vincent ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1799 ) ​

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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
visual artist
Position held
court painter
Languages spoken
French
Field of work
painting
Movement
Rococo
Image
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard - Self-Portrait with Two Pupils - The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg
Work location
Paris
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Commons category
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
date of birth
1749-01-01
date of death
1803-01-01
Commons Creator page
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Commons gallery
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
name in native language
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
has works in the collection
Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille
start of work period
1770-01-01
end of work period
1800-00-00
nickname
Adélaïde Labille des Vertus
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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (née Labille; 11 April 1749 – 24 April 1803), also known as Adélaïde Labille-Guiard des Vertus, was a French miniaturist and portrait painter. She was an advocate for women to receive the same opportunities as men to become great painters. Labille-Guiard was one of the first women to become a member of the Royal Academy, and was the first female artist to receive permission to set up a studio for her students at the Louvre.

Early life and studies

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