Comtesse de la Châtre
1789 painting by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
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Comtesse de la Châtre (English: Countess de la Châtre) is an oil on canvas painting by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, from 1789. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]
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ArtistÉlisabeth Vigée Le Brun 
Year1789
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions114.3 cm (45.0 in) × 87.6 cm (34.5 in)
| Comtesse de la Châtre | |
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| Artist | Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun |
| Year | 1789 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 114.3 cm (45.0 in) × 87.6 cm (34.5 in) |
| Location | |
| Accession | 54.182 |
Description
The portrait depicts the Comtesse de la Châtre,[2] wife of the Comte de la Châtre and future wife of François Arnail de Jaucourt. She had a penchant for wearing white muslin dresses, both for daily purposes and for portraits.
The work is on view at The Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 631.
