Portrait of Madame Du Barry
Item
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Title
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Portrait of Madame Du Barry
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Rights
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Philadelphia Art Museum, Fair use.
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Creator
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
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Date
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1781
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Description
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Madame du Barry is depicted in this portrait wearing a straw hat with three feathers. She is wearing a white muslin dress. Her outfit and her expression represents the casualness of the portrait.
Madame du Barry was the last mistress to King Louis XV. With the outbreak of the French Revolution Madame du Berry was executed on accusations of helping people escape the French Revolution.
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Format
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Painting. Oil on panel. 69.2 x 51.4 cm
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Publisher
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Philadelphia Art Museum
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Contributor
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Madalyn Wnenta
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Identifier
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Philadelphia Art Museum. 1984-137-1
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Subject
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France; French; 1700s; 18th century; Madame Du Barry; King Louis XV; French baroque; rococo
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Source
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Jpeg file. Unknown photographer. Philadelphia Art Museum Collections. 11/2/25.
https://www.visitpham.org/objects/76611
