# Madame Élisabeth de France

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LABILLE-GUIARD, Adélaide](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/labille-guiard-adlaide-rf3e04f39830368>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Pastel on blue paper, seven sheets joined, laid down on canvas, oval, 79 x 65 cm

## Commentary

Madame Élisabeth de France c. 1787 Pastel on blue paper, seven sheets joined, laid down on canvas, oval, 79 x 65 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In this study for a more formal portrait, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard portrays the younger sister of Louis XVI, who eventually followed him to the guillotine. The simple costume of Madame Élisabeth \(1764–1794\) accords with her gentle manner. Labille-Guiard learned pastel technique from Maurice Quentin de La Tour. She was skilled at capturing the moods of her sitters, bringing their mobile expressions closely into view.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Lady Wearing a Pink Dress](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/labille-guiard-adlaide-rf3e04f39830368/portrait-of-a-lady-wearing-a-pink-dress-rf52822b565b748>)
- [Portrait of the Countess of Lameth](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/labille-guiard-adlaide-rf3e04f39830368/portrait-of-the-countess-of-lameth-r531bc575d2b132>)
- [Self-Portrait with Two Pupils](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/labille-guiard-adlaide-rf3e04f39830368/self-portrait-with-two-pupils-rd90d415766f0e3>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)