Portrait of the Comte de Vaudreuil (Vigée Le Brun)
Painting by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
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Portrait of the Comte de Vaudreuil is a 1784 portrait painting by the French artist Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun.[1] It depicts the French aristocrat, soldier and courtier Joseph Hyacinthe François de Paule de Rigaud, Comte de Vaudreuil. Born in the colony of Saint-Domingue where his father was governor, Vaudreuil was a prominent figure at the court of Louis XVI. He was rumoured to be the lover of the Duchess of Polignac, a favourite of Marie Antoinette.[2]
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| Artist | Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun |
| Year | 1784 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 52 cm × 39.3 cm (20 in × 15.5 in) |
| Location | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond |
Today the painting is in the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, having been gifted to it in 1949.[3] Vaudreuil had earlier sat for the 1758 Portrait of the Comte de Vaudreuil by François-Hubert Drouais, now in the National Gallery in London.[4]
