INDEX
Filleul, Madame, nee Bocquet, studies with
Elisabeth Vigee, 5 ; her marriage, 137 ;
guillotined, 137
Firework display at Paris in 1770, disaster at, 8
Fitzgerald, Pamela, afterwards Lady Edward,
acclaimed by the Revolutionary mob, 91
Fitzherbert, Mrs., the Prince of Wales gives her
his portrait by Madame Lebrun, 147
Fleury, Cardinal, Madame Lebrun’s picture of,
14-15
Fleury, Duchesse de, friend of Madame Lebrun
at Rome, in ; her character, 112 ; her reply
to Napoleon, 112
Fragonard, Jean Honore, his picture in the
Wallace Gallery, anecdote of, 4
Franklin, Benjamin, sets the fashion in Paris, 47
Frenilly, Baron de, on the coronation procession
of Napoleon, 162
Gainsborough, Thomas, his portraits of Mrs.
Robinson and Mrs. Siddons, 30 ; reference to
his earnings, 70
Galerie des Dames Francaises, quoted, 72
Galitzin, Princesse, contretemps at her dinner
to the French Republican envoys, 126
Garat, Jean Pierre, singer, at Madame Lebrun’s
concerts, 51
Gardel, Maximilien, dancer, 58
Gaudran, Monsieur, as owner of Moulin-J oli,
86, 87
Gennevilliers, seat of the Comte de Vaudreuil,
60 ; theatricals at, 60 ; the Mariage de Figaro
produced at, 100
George IV, as Prince of Wales, at Madame
Lebrun’s soirees in London, 145 ; her portrait
of him, 146 ; her account of him, 147
George V, King, restores bronze bas-reliefs to
France in April 1914, 20
Georges, Mlle, actress, her debut, 164 ; her
beauty, 164
Gladstone, W. E., references to, 31, 56
Golovine, Comtesse, her memoirs referred to, 130
Grassini, Giuseppa, prima donna, at Madame
Lebrun’s soirees in London, 145 ; her kind-
ness to the artist, 160 ; her success in London,
161
Gretry, Andre, composer, 7 ; plays at Madame
Lebrun’s house, 51
Greuze, Jean Baptiste, painter, friend of
Elisabeth Vigee, influence of his work on
hers, 6
Grimm, Baron F. M., assists Madame Lebrun at
Gotha, 135
Grollier, Marquise de, her conversation, 46 ;
her knowledge of mankind, 46
Gros-Chenet, Rue du, the Lebruns’ house in,
75, et -passim
Guiard, Madame. See Labille-Guiard
Guimard, Madeleine, premiere danseuse at the
Paris Opera, 58
Haldane, Viscount, his Gifford Lectures quoted,
170-171
229
Hall, Swedish artist, shows his miniature of
Madame Lebrun to Voltaire, 63
Hall, Mlles Adele and Lucie, daughters of the
above, sit for the figures in Madame Lebrun’s
diploma picture, 64
Hamilton, Emma, Lady, Madame Lebrun’s
portraits of, 113 ; displays her “ attitudes ”
in Madame Lebrun’s drawing-room in Lon-
don, 149
Hamilton, Sir William, husband of the above,
his account of the Neapolitan Court, 113 ;
his dealings in works of art, 158-159
Heist, Van der, painter, one of his pictures at
Amsterdam delights Madame Lebrun, 37
Heury, Prince, of Prussia, brother of Frederick
the Great, plays at Madame Lebrun’s con-
certs, 51
Herschell, Sir William (the elder), Madame
Lebrun’s visit to at Windsor, 159
Interlaken, Cantonal Fete at, 173
Johnson, Dr. Samuel, his view of portraiture,
107
Joinville, Madame de, her letters to Madame
Tripier Lefranc, 182
Joseph, Swiss servant of Madame Lebrun, 176
Kauffmann, Angelica, painter, at Rome, 109
Kaunitz, Prince de, his kindness to Madame
Lebrun, 119 ; his death, 119
Kinska, Comtesse, her remarkable marriage, 118
Knole, visit to the Duchess of Dorset at, 150-151
Kourakin, Princesse Natalie, friend of Madame
Lebrun, on the Uffizi portrait, 10 ; with
Princesse Dolgorouky, 126 ; in Paris after
the Restoration, 177 ; meets Madame Re-
camier, 177 ; Madame Lebrun’s letters to,
passim
Labille-Guiard, Adelaide, portrait-painter, first
exhibits her work, 12 ; elected to the Aca-
demy, 42 ; during the Terror, 101
Laborde, Marquise de, her portrait, 34
Lacroix, Paul, his XVIIIme Siecle quoted, 8
Larive, Jean, actor, his respect for Mlle Clairon,
56
Latour, Maurice, pastellist, mentioned, 7
Lauzun, Armand, Due de, his charming talk, 13
Lawrence, Sir Thomas, P.R.A., his portrait of
Mrs. Siddons mentioned, 30
Lebrun, Ecouchard, poet, his “ ode to himself,”
50 ; his verses on Madame Lebrun, 64 ; his
adaptable principles, 73 ; at the “ Greek
supper,” 85
Lebrun, Jean Baptiste Pierre, husband of
Vigee-Lebrun, his proposal of marriage, 16 ;
reason for a secret wedding, 17 ; his character,
20 ; saves works of art during the Revolution,
20 ; his first salon picture, 39 ; defence of his
wife, 69 ; death, 175
Lebrun, Marie Elisabeth Louise Vig6e-, her
infancy, 2 ; studies art, 5 ; her appearance,
Filleul, Madame, nee Bocquet, studies with
Elisabeth Vigee, 5 ; her marriage, 137 ;
guillotined, 137
Firework display at Paris in 1770, disaster at, 8
Fitzgerald, Pamela, afterwards Lady Edward,
acclaimed by the Revolutionary mob, 91
Fitzherbert, Mrs., the Prince of Wales gives her
his portrait by Madame Lebrun, 147
Fleury, Cardinal, Madame Lebrun’s picture of,
14-15
Fleury, Duchesse de, friend of Madame Lebrun
at Rome, in ; her character, 112 ; her reply
to Napoleon, 112
Fragonard, Jean Honore, his picture in the
Wallace Gallery, anecdote of, 4
Franklin, Benjamin, sets the fashion in Paris, 47
Frenilly, Baron de, on the coronation procession
of Napoleon, 162
Gainsborough, Thomas, his portraits of Mrs.
Robinson and Mrs. Siddons, 30 ; reference to
his earnings, 70
Galerie des Dames Francaises, quoted, 72
Galitzin, Princesse, contretemps at her dinner
to the French Republican envoys, 126
Garat, Jean Pierre, singer, at Madame Lebrun’s
concerts, 51
Gardel, Maximilien, dancer, 58
Gaudran, Monsieur, as owner of Moulin-J oli,
86, 87
Gennevilliers, seat of the Comte de Vaudreuil,
60 ; theatricals at, 60 ; the Mariage de Figaro
produced at, 100
George IV, as Prince of Wales, at Madame
Lebrun’s soirees in London, 145 ; her portrait
of him, 146 ; her account of him, 147
George V, King, restores bronze bas-reliefs to
France in April 1914, 20
Georges, Mlle, actress, her debut, 164 ; her
beauty, 164
Gladstone, W. E., references to, 31, 56
Golovine, Comtesse, her memoirs referred to, 130
Grassini, Giuseppa, prima donna, at Madame
Lebrun’s soirees in London, 145 ; her kind-
ness to the artist, 160 ; her success in London,
161
Gretry, Andre, composer, 7 ; plays at Madame
Lebrun’s house, 51
Greuze, Jean Baptiste, painter, friend of
Elisabeth Vigee, influence of his work on
hers, 6
Grimm, Baron F. M., assists Madame Lebrun at
Gotha, 135
Grollier, Marquise de, her conversation, 46 ;
her knowledge of mankind, 46
Gros-Chenet, Rue du, the Lebruns’ house in,
75, et -passim
Guiard, Madame. See Labille-Guiard
Guimard, Madeleine, premiere danseuse at the
Paris Opera, 58
Haldane, Viscount, his Gifford Lectures quoted,
170-171
229
Hall, Swedish artist, shows his miniature of
Madame Lebrun to Voltaire, 63
Hall, Mlles Adele and Lucie, daughters of the
above, sit for the figures in Madame Lebrun’s
diploma picture, 64
Hamilton, Emma, Lady, Madame Lebrun’s
portraits of, 113 ; displays her “ attitudes ”
in Madame Lebrun’s drawing-room in Lon-
don, 149
Hamilton, Sir William, husband of the above,
his account of the Neapolitan Court, 113 ;
his dealings in works of art, 158-159
Heist, Van der, painter, one of his pictures at
Amsterdam delights Madame Lebrun, 37
Heury, Prince, of Prussia, brother of Frederick
the Great, plays at Madame Lebrun’s con-
certs, 51
Herschell, Sir William (the elder), Madame
Lebrun’s visit to at Windsor, 159
Interlaken, Cantonal Fete at, 173
Johnson, Dr. Samuel, his view of portraiture,
107
Joinville, Madame de, her letters to Madame
Tripier Lefranc, 182
Joseph, Swiss servant of Madame Lebrun, 176
Kauffmann, Angelica, painter, at Rome, 109
Kaunitz, Prince de, his kindness to Madame
Lebrun, 119 ; his death, 119
Kinska, Comtesse, her remarkable marriage, 118
Knole, visit to the Duchess of Dorset at, 150-151
Kourakin, Princesse Natalie, friend of Madame
Lebrun, on the Uffizi portrait, 10 ; with
Princesse Dolgorouky, 126 ; in Paris after
the Restoration, 177 ; meets Madame Re-
camier, 177 ; Madame Lebrun’s letters to,
passim
Labille-Guiard, Adelaide, portrait-painter, first
exhibits her work, 12 ; elected to the Aca-
demy, 42 ; during the Terror, 101
Laborde, Marquise de, her portrait, 34
Lacroix, Paul, his XVIIIme Siecle quoted, 8
Larive, Jean, actor, his respect for Mlle Clairon,
56
Latour, Maurice, pastellist, mentioned, 7
Lauzun, Armand, Due de, his charming talk, 13
Lawrence, Sir Thomas, P.R.A., his portrait of
Mrs. Siddons mentioned, 30
Lebrun, Ecouchard, poet, his “ ode to himself,”
50 ; his verses on Madame Lebrun, 64 ; his
adaptable principles, 73 ; at the “ Greek
supper,” 85
Lebrun, Jean Baptiste Pierre, husband of
Vigee-Lebrun, his proposal of marriage, 16 ;
reason for a secret wedding, 17 ; his character,
20 ; saves works of art during the Revolution,
20 ; his first salon picture, 39 ; defence of his
wife, 69 ; death, 175
Lebrun, Marie Elisabeth Louise Vig6e-, her
infancy, 2 ; studies art, 5 ; her appearance,