Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842)
Gabrielle Yolande Claude Martine de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac, 1782
Oil on canvas.
H. 92,2 ; L. 73,3 cm
Versailles, Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
Blessed with a pleasing physique and an 'attractive, solid character,' Yolande ...
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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842)
Gabrielle Yolande Claude Martine de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac, 1782
Oil on canvas.
H. 92,2 ; L. 73,3 cm
Versailles, Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
Blessed with a pleasing physique and an 'attractive, solid character,' Yolande de Polastron married Count Jules de Polignac, the nephew of 'Madame Etiquette' in 1767. She first met the Dauphine Marie Antoinette during the royal wedding at Versailles in 1770.
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