Vue du lac de Challes et du Mont Blanc (View of the Lake of Challes and Mont Blanc)

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Title	Vue du lac de Challes et du Mont Blanc (View of the Lake of Challes and Mont Blanc)
Artist	Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun
Date	c. 1807-1808
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Drawings and Watercolors, Drawing | Pastel on blue-green wove paper; two sheets joined; laid down

Size:

9 x 13 3/8 in. (22.9 x 34 cm) (image)16 x 20 3/8 in. (40.64 x 51.75 cm) (outer frame)

Creation Place:

Europe, France

Culture:

Europe, France

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Signature, Title and Inscriptionon back, on backer board, in pencil: [TR: 356-2007] on back, on attached sheet of paper, in brown ink: [vue du lac de challe et du mont blanc L.E. Vigée Lebrun]

Physical Description:

blue-green landscape with water in foreground; rolling mountains on opposite bank with tall peaks in ULC; large tree in center of image, with other trees at L and R; bright blue sky with clouds

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of funds from the Friends of the Institute

Accession Number:

2007.51

Artist:

Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun, French, 1755 - 1842

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

French

Life Dates:

French, 1755 - 1842

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

Vue du lac de Challes et du Mont Blanc (View of the Lake of Challes and Mont Blanc)

Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun

c. 1807-1808