“Women have sat indoors all these millions of years, so that by this time the very walls are permeated by their creative force, which has, indeed, so overcharged the capacity of bricks and mortar that it must needs harness itself to pens and brushes and business and politics.” - Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
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Self-Portrait with Two Pupils

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard: Oil on canvas; 1785

Labille-Guiard’s self-portrait with her students Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond is one of the most remarkable images of women’s art education in early modern Europe. In 1783 when Labille-Guiard and Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun were admitted to the French Royal Academy, the number of women artists eligible for membership was limited to four. This canvas, shown with great success at the Salon of 1785, has been interpreted as a means of advocating their cause. As in most eighteenth-century artists’ self-portraits, Labille-Guiard depicted herself in impractically elegant clothing. Primarily a portraitist, she had especially faithful patrons in Louis XV’s daughters, known as Mesdames de France. ( THE MET )

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About The Artist

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was born on April 11, 1749, in Paris, France. From an early age, she demonstrated a keen interest in art and began her studies under the tutelage of Maurice Quentin de La Tour, a renowned pastel portraitist. She later furthered her education with François-Elie Vincent, an esteemed painter of the time. This foundational training helped shape her skills and guided her towards a successful career in portrait painting.

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