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OriginalAdélaïde Labille-Guiard, sitting, in the Self-Portrait with Two Pupils (with Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond (who died young). Oil on canvas. 83 x 59 1/2 in. (210.8 x 151.1 cm.)
Reason
Big enough, used, previous ill-fated woman painter + her teacher + one more pupil. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard selfportrait. Marie-Gabrielle Capet Three of the rare woman artists in the art history; Self-Portrait with Two Pupils is depicting Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Marie-Gabrielle Capet who were French portrait painters. Unfortunately the Art Academies were not open to women, and women painters had the not serious enough stamp over them. The members of the women were limited to only four that were allowed be admitted to the French Académie Royale. She trained other woman artist, and both counted among other customers several members of the royal family, and even other members of the French Paris society.
Articles in which this image appears
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Marie Gabrielle Capet, Women artists
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
  • Support – Very nice - SchroCat (talk) 14:21, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment‍—‌The Summary section could be fuller. Ham II (talk) 12:13, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Adélaïde Labille-Guiard - Self-Portrait with Two Pupils - The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:11, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]