Julie Le Brun

Jeanne-Julie-Louise Le Brun,[1] later Nigris, known as Julie Le Brun, nicknamed "Brunette" (12 February 1780, Paris – 8 December 1819, Paris) - painter, more famous as the daughter of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun and model of many her paintings.

Julie LeBrun
Julie Le Brun painted by her mother in 1789
Born
Jeanne-Julie-Louise Le Brun

(1780-02-12)12 February 1780
Paris, France
Died8 December 1819(1819-12-08) (aged 39)
NationalityFrench
Other namesDlle Nigris, Brunette (nickname)
OccupationPainter
Spouse(s)Gaëtan-Bernard Nigris (m.1799)
Parent(s)
Portrait of Julie by her father in 1787

Her father was Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun, a painter and art dealer. Julie was born in Paris, her parents separated, and she traveled with her mother.

Early in life she produced a number of pastels, including one after a piece by Jakob Orth; in her memoirs the elder painter refers to "ses heureuses dispositions pour la peinture".

Relations with her mother were strained from time to time, especially after her marriage to Gaëtan-Bernard Nigris (c.1766–1831?), in 1799. The couple soon separated. Le Brun attempted to support herself with her art, appearing in 1811 under the name "Dlle Nigris" in an exhibit in the rue Saint-Lazare.[2] She died at the age of 39 in 1819.

References
  1. "Louvre Museum Official Website". cartelen.louvre.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  2. Profile in the Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800.


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