Memoirs of Lady Vigee-Le brun about ther sojourns in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 1795-1801

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Vizhe-Lebren, E. (Vigee-Le brun, E.)

Vospominaniia G-zhi Vizhe-Lebren o Prebyvanii Ee v Sankt-Peterburge i Moskve

1795-1801

[ Memoirs of Lady Vigee-Le brun about ther sojourns in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 1795-1801 : 1795-1801]

Transl., comp. and comm. by D.V. Solov`ev
St. Petersburg: Iskusstvo-SBP, 2004
298 p Images

Hardcover. 13 x 20 cm
ISBN: 5210015866
Language: Russian

This is a memoir of popular French painter Elizabeth Vigee-Le brun (1755-1842), who portrayed the French aristocracy and royal family. She was presented to the Russian royal family and welcomed by the aristocracy of Moscow and St. Petersburg. This book is her diary about Russian traditions, manners, and anecdotal stories. It also includes some of her letters to Princess Kurakina. The book is illustrated with black-and-white portraits of Russian nobility and provided with detailed comments (pp. 213-273). Bibliography. Name index.

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» History: General Works and Philosophy of History » Imperial Russia: 17th to the 19th Centuries

» Literary Theory and Criticism / History of Literature » Memoirs, Autobiographies

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