Jeanne-Julie-Louise Nigris ( Le Brun; 12 February 1780 – 8 December 1819), nicknamed "Brunette", was the daughter of Élisabeth Vigée, who was also known as Madame Le Brun, and was the model for many of her paintings.

Life

Julie Le Brun was born on 12 February 1780 in

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, to Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun and Élisabeth Vigée, also known as Madame Le Brun. When her parents separated in 1789, Julie traveled with her mother. Early in life she produced a number of

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s, including one after a piece by Jakob Orth; in her memoirs the elder painter refers to (her happy disposition for painting). Relations with her mother were strained from time to time, especially after her marriage to Gaëtan Bernard Nigris in 1799. The couple soon separated. Le Brun attempted to support herself with her art, appearing in 1811 under the name "Dlle Nigris" in an exhibit in the

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in the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''. She died at the age of 39 in 1819. File:Self-portrait with Her Daughter by Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun.jpg, Self-portrait of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun with her daughter File:Julie Le Brun.JPG, Portrait of Julie by her mother in 1787 File:The bather, by Vigée-Lebrun, 1792.jpg, Julie as the bather, 1792 File:Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - The Daughter's Portrait - WGA25073.jpg, Portrait of Julie, 1792 File:Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun - Julie Le Brun jouant de la guitare.jpg, Julie plays guitar, 1797 File:Vigee-Lebrun–Julie-Lebrun-as-Flora.jpg, Julie as Flora, Roman Goddess Of Flowers, 1799

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1780 births 1819 deaths Painters from Paris 18th-century French painters 19th-century French painters Julie Vigée family 18th-century French women painters 19th-century French women painters {{France-painter-18thC-stub