Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835)
Item
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Title
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Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835)
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Rights
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain.
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Creator
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
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Date
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1783
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Description
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Noël Catherine Vorlée was referred to as Madame Grand. She is depicted wearing a white satin dress with blue ribbon. Madame Grand's hair is tied up with a blue ribbon. She is seated in an armchair with her arm resting and holding a piece of sheet music. Her head is tilted upward with her gaze following. Her lips are slightly parted, alluding to Madame Grand singing.
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Format
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Painting. Oil on canvas. Oval, 92.1 x 72.4 cm.
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Publisher
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Contributor
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Madalyn Wnenta
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Identifier
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Metropolitan Museum of Art. 50.135.2
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Subject
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Portrait; French; 1700s; 18th Century; woman; European; colonial; fashion; singing
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Source
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Jpeg file. Unknown photographer. Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collections. 11/2/25.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437898.
