Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
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.
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard | |
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Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1785, the two pupils are Marie Capet and Marie-Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond | |
| Born | Adélaïde Labille 11 April 1749 Paris, France |
| Died | 24 April 1803 (aged 54) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Miniatures, painting, pastels |
| Movement | Rococo to Neoclassicism |
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