Souvenirs De Madame Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Tome Premier

''Souvenirs de Madame Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Tome Premier'' is the first volume of the autobiography of Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, a prominent female painter of the 18th and early 19th centuries, published in 1835-1837. The book includes a series of letters to her friend, Princess Kourakin, detailing her early life, artistic training, and rise to fame as the portraitist of Queen Marie Antoinette. It also recounts her experiences during the French Revolution and her subsequent years in exile, highlighting the challenges she faced as a woman in a male-dominated art world. This work provides valuable insights into the life of a pioneering female artist and the vibrant society of her time.