Julie Le Brun

Jeanne-Julie-Louise Le Brun[1] (née Julie Nigris; 12 February 1780 – 8 December 1819), nicknamed “Brunette”, was the daughter of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, and was the model of many of her paintings.

Julie Le Brun
Portrait of Julie Le Brun, painted by her mother in 1789
Born
Jeanne-Julie-Louise Le Brun

(1780-02-12)12 February 1780
Paris, France
Died8 December 1819(1819-12-08) (aged 39)
Paris, France
Other names
  • Dlle Nigris
  • Brunette (nickname)
OccupationPainter
Spouse
Gaëtan-Bernard Nigris
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(m. 1799)​
Parents
RelativesLouis Vigée (grandfather)

Life

Julie Le Brun was born on 12 February 1780 in Paris, France, to Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. When her parents separated in 1789, Julie traveled with her mother. Early in life she produced a number of pastels, including one after a piece by Jakob Orth; in her memoirs the elder painter refers to "ses heureuses dispositions pour la peinture" (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.[2] Le Brun attempted to support herself with her art, appearing in 1811 under the name "Dlle Nigris" in an exhibit in the rue Saint-Lazare.[3] She died at the age of 39 in 1819.


  • Self-portrait of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun with her daughter
    Self-portrait of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun with her daughter
  • Portrait of Julie by her mother in 1787.
    Portrait of Julie by her mother in 1787.

References
  1. "Louvre Museum Official Website". cartelen.louvre.fr. 1789. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  2. "Julie Le Brun as Flora". Madame Guillotine. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. Profile in the Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800.

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