Madame Élisabeth
1768 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 95 × 78 cm
Madame Élisabeth (3 May 1764 – 10 May 1794) , was a French princess and the youngest sibling of King Louis XVI. She remained beside the king and his family during the French Revolution and was executed at Place de la Révolution in Paris during the Terror. She is regarded by the Roman Catholic Church as a martyr and is venerated as a Servant of God.
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Madame Élisabeth (1768) by Joseph Ducreux, oil on canvas.
About Joseph Ducreux
Joseph, Baron Ducreux (26 June 1735 – 24 July 1802) was a French noble, portrait painter, pastelist, miniaturist, and engraver, who was a successful portraitist at the court of Louis XVI of France, and resumed his career at the conclusion of the French Revolution.
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