Figure 1.--Madame Vigée LeBrun is believed to have painted the Children of Baron D'Esthal sometime between 1768-72. It is another of her early works. One source reports that the portrait was probably done about 1768-69. He believes that these children are the son and daughter of the baronne d'Estat. Michel-Angélique d'Estat dit Bellecour, Baron d'Estat, was born about 1762, and his sister Denise d'Estat born in 1764 and is the future baronne Gothereau De Billens. Both died at the guillotine in 1794 during the Revolutionary Terror.

Madame Vigée LeBrun is believed to have painted the Children of Baron D'Esthal sometime between 1768-72. It is another of her early works. One source reports that the portrait was probably done about 1768-69. He believes that these children are the son and daughter of the baronne d'Estat. The source also mentions Omer Louis François Joly De Fleury, I'm not sure what was meant here. Michel-Angélique d'Estat dit Bellecour, Baron d'Estat, was born about 1762, and his sister Denise d'Estat born in 1764 and is the future baronne Gothereau De Billens. Both died at the guillotine in 1794 during the Revolutionary Terror. Others believe that the girl was another sister, Agathe Louise Marie de La Ferté who was born about January 1767. Vigée Le Brun is known to have painted her in 1779. It is difficult to see just what Michel-Angélique is wearing. It does look like a garment that at least looks like a precursor to a skeleton suit with a open lace collar. Notice the interesting hat that the boy wears. I'm not sure what to make of it.

Created: April 17, 2003
Last updated: April 17, 2003