A 1785 oil-on-panel portrait by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun of French nobelwoman Baronne de Crussol Florensac. The striking red dress and hat are rendered using cochineal pigment which would have made them very expensive indeed.
Musée des Augustins, Toulouse
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APA Style
Brun, É. L. V. L. (2022, August 22). Portrait of Baronne de Crussol. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16286/portrait-of-baronne-de-crussol/
Chicago Style
Brun, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le. "Portrait of Baronne de Crussol." World History Encyclopedia, August 22, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16286/portrait-of-baronne-de-crussol/.
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Brun, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le. "Portrait of Baronne de Crussol." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Aug 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16286/portrait-of-baronne-de-crussol/.
