Figure 1.--Madame Vigée LeBrun drew this unidentified German boy in 1801. It was pastel on paper. It was done in Dresden where she stopped briefly during her retirn to France after years of exile. She was traveling from St. Petersburg, having lived in Russia for 6 years. Note that the boy, unlike many boys this age that she painted or drew does not wear a skeleton suit. Pehaps this style was less common in Germany. Rather he wears a large blue jacket. |
Madame Vigée LeBrun drew this unidentified German boy in 1801. It was pastel on paper. It was done in Dresden where she stopped briefly during her retirn to France after years of exile. She was traveling from St. Petersburg, having lived in Russia for 6 years. Note that the boy, unlike many boys this age that she painted or drew does not wear a skeleton suit. Pehaps this style was less common in Germany. Rather he wears a large blue jacket. The boy has long hair, quite similar to the styles that we have noted in the late 18th century in America, England, France, and other countries.
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