INDEX
231
Monvel, Jacques, actor, 57
Mortefontaine, seat of M. le Pelletier at, 61
Moscow, Madame Lebrun at, 133
Moulin-Joli, island in the Seine near Paris,
64-65 ; why Madame Lebrun failed to buy
it, 65
Muller, J. G., his engraving of a picture by
Vigee-Lebrun, 39
Murat, Caroline, sister of Napoleon, trouble
over her portrait, 165
Napoleon Bonaparte, his orders concerning
Madame Lebrun’s money at Venice, 115 ; his
remark on Madame Lebrun’s stay in Eng-
land, 164 ; and Corinne, 171
Nigris, Julie, Madame, daughter of Vigee-
Lebrun, her birth, 34 ; at the “ Greek supper,”
85 ; her appearance and accomplishments,
131 ; her marriage, 132 ; parted from her
husband, 162 ; her death, 178
Nigris, Monsieur, son-in-law of Madame Lebrun,
132 ; in Paris, 162
Noailles, Marshal de, at Madame Lebrun’s
soirees, 50
Noisville, Madame de, friend of Madame Lebrun,
178
Opera, the Paris, visitors from Brussels “ for
the evening,” 37 ; performers at, 55, 58
Orleans, Due de (grandson of the Regent), at
Rainey, 60
Orleans, Louis Philippe Joseph, Due d’ (Philippe
Egalite), his remark on Elisabeth Vigee, 12
Orleans, Louis Philippe, afterwards the “ Bour-
geois King ” of France, at Twickenham, 152
Orleans, Duchesse de, wife of Philippe Egalite,
her portrait by Vigee-Lebrun, 87; her
nature, 88
Palais-Royal, the, pictures at, 6
Paris, still badly lighted, 5 ; Madame Lebrun’s
life at, 'passim
Paul, Emperor of Russia, rejoicings on his
death, 133
Pierre, Monsieur, Director of the Academy of
Art, his objection to women as members, 39
Pius VI, Pope, why Madame Lebrun did not
paint his portrait, in
Polignac, Duchesse de, her influence at Ver-
sailles, 52 ; her death, 119
Poniatowsky, Stanislas, King of Poland, his
patronage of Vigee-Lebrun, 130
Portalis, Baron, his remarks on Muller’s en-
graving of the “ Chapeau de Faille ” portrait,
39
Portman Square, Madame Lebrun’s stay in,
143 ; why she left, 143
Potemkin, Prince, his “ entertainment ” for
his niece, 127
Potocka, Comtesse Vincent, Madame Lebrun’s
letters to, 167
Potsdam, Vigee-Lebrun at, 134
Preville, Pierre, comedian, 56
Provence, Comte de. See Louis XVIII
Prussia, Prince Henry of, entertains Madame
Lebrun at Reinsberg, 122
Prussia, Louise, Queen of. See Louise
Rainey, seat of the Due d’Orleans (grandson of
the Regent), stag-hunting at, 60 ; Madame
Lebrun’s visit to, 60-61
Raucourt, Mlle, actress, her debut, 57; her
character, 57
Recamier, Madame, her “ stage-fright ” at
Coppet, 172 ; meets Princesse Natalie Koura-
kin, 177
Revolution, The French, Incidents of, 87-93
Reyniere, Madame Grimod de la, friend of
Vigee-Lebrun, 45 ; her manner, 45
Reyniere, Monsieur Grimod de la, husband of
the above, his dread of thunder, 45 ; his
absurdities, 45
Reynolds, Sir Joshua, P.R.A., his remark on
the portrait of Calonne, 148
Ritt, Augustin, miniaturist, his portrait of
Vigee-Lebrun mentioned, 10
Rivarol, Antoine de, and Madame Lebrun, 72 ;
his reply to a question by Calonne, 73
Riviere, Caroline de (Vigee), niece of Madame
Lebrun, 181 ; her alleged greed for money,
182
Riviere, Monsieur de, Saxon Charge d’Affaires
in Paris, shelters Vigee-Lebrun at the out-
break of the Revolution, 91
Robert, Hubert, his portrait by Vigee-Lebrun,
87 ; his physical strength, 87 ; his character,
87; imprisoned during the Terror, 101 ;
letter to him from Madame Lebrun at Rome,
109, no ; at her house in 1805, 163
Rochefort, Princesse de Rohan-, friend of
Elisabeth Vigee, her parties, 13
Rohan, the Cardinal de, 13
Rohan-Rochefort. See Rochefort
Romney, George, his portrait of Mrs. Robinson,
30
Roslin, Alexandre, Swedish artist, 31
Roslin, Madame, an Academician, 39
Rouen, David’s portrait of Madame Lebrun
at, 10
Rousseau, Madame Lebrun’s admiration for his
works, 167
Rubens, his Henri Quatre pictures, 5 ; his
“ Chapeau de Foil ” portrait, 38
Russian hospitality to foreigners, 125
Sacchini, Antoine, composer, at Madame Le-
brun’s concerts, 51
Saint-Huberti, Madame, operatic singer, 58
Salis, Baron de, his unrecorded anecdotes, 169
School for Scandal, the, mentioned, 48
Schouvaloff, Andre, Comte, Russian courtier,
sits to Elisabeth Vigee, 13 ; his popularity, 13
Segur, Louis Philippe, Comte de, Napoleon’s
remark to him concerning Madame Lebrun,
164
Siddons, Mrs., 161
231
Monvel, Jacques, actor, 57
Mortefontaine, seat of M. le Pelletier at, 61
Moscow, Madame Lebrun at, 133
Moulin-Joli, island in the Seine near Paris,
64-65 ; why Madame Lebrun failed to buy
it, 65
Muller, J. G., his engraving of a picture by
Vigee-Lebrun, 39
Murat, Caroline, sister of Napoleon, trouble
over her portrait, 165
Napoleon Bonaparte, his orders concerning
Madame Lebrun’s money at Venice, 115 ; his
remark on Madame Lebrun’s stay in Eng-
land, 164 ; and Corinne, 171
Nigris, Julie, Madame, daughter of Vigee-
Lebrun, her birth, 34 ; at the “ Greek supper,”
85 ; her appearance and accomplishments,
131 ; her marriage, 132 ; parted from her
husband, 162 ; her death, 178
Nigris, Monsieur, son-in-law of Madame Lebrun,
132 ; in Paris, 162
Noailles, Marshal de, at Madame Lebrun’s
soirees, 50
Noisville, Madame de, friend of Madame Lebrun,
178
Opera, the Paris, visitors from Brussels “ for
the evening,” 37 ; performers at, 55, 58
Orleans, Due de (grandson of the Regent), at
Rainey, 60
Orleans, Louis Philippe Joseph, Due d’ (Philippe
Egalite), his remark on Elisabeth Vigee, 12
Orleans, Louis Philippe, afterwards the “ Bour-
geois King ” of France, at Twickenham, 152
Orleans, Duchesse de, wife of Philippe Egalite,
her portrait by Vigee-Lebrun, 87; her
nature, 88
Palais-Royal, the, pictures at, 6
Paris, still badly lighted, 5 ; Madame Lebrun’s
life at, 'passim
Paul, Emperor of Russia, rejoicings on his
death, 133
Pierre, Monsieur, Director of the Academy of
Art, his objection to women as members, 39
Pius VI, Pope, why Madame Lebrun did not
paint his portrait, in
Polignac, Duchesse de, her influence at Ver-
sailles, 52 ; her death, 119
Poniatowsky, Stanislas, King of Poland, his
patronage of Vigee-Lebrun, 130
Portalis, Baron, his remarks on Muller’s en-
graving of the “ Chapeau de Faille ” portrait,
39
Portman Square, Madame Lebrun’s stay in,
143 ; why she left, 143
Potemkin, Prince, his “ entertainment ” for
his niece, 127
Potocka, Comtesse Vincent, Madame Lebrun’s
letters to, 167
Potsdam, Vigee-Lebrun at, 134
Preville, Pierre, comedian, 56
Provence, Comte de. See Louis XVIII
Prussia, Prince Henry of, entertains Madame
Lebrun at Reinsberg, 122
Prussia, Louise, Queen of. See Louise
Rainey, seat of the Due d’Orleans (grandson of
the Regent), stag-hunting at, 60 ; Madame
Lebrun’s visit to, 60-61
Raucourt, Mlle, actress, her debut, 57; her
character, 57
Recamier, Madame, her “ stage-fright ” at
Coppet, 172 ; meets Princesse Natalie Koura-
kin, 177
Revolution, The French, Incidents of, 87-93
Reyniere, Madame Grimod de la, friend of
Vigee-Lebrun, 45 ; her manner, 45
Reyniere, Monsieur Grimod de la, husband of
the above, his dread of thunder, 45 ; his
absurdities, 45
Reynolds, Sir Joshua, P.R.A., his remark on
the portrait of Calonne, 148
Ritt, Augustin, miniaturist, his portrait of
Vigee-Lebrun mentioned, 10
Rivarol, Antoine de, and Madame Lebrun, 72 ;
his reply to a question by Calonne, 73
Riviere, Caroline de (Vigee), niece of Madame
Lebrun, 181 ; her alleged greed for money,
182
Riviere, Monsieur de, Saxon Charge d’Affaires
in Paris, shelters Vigee-Lebrun at the out-
break of the Revolution, 91
Robert, Hubert, his portrait by Vigee-Lebrun,
87 ; his physical strength, 87 ; his character,
87; imprisoned during the Terror, 101 ;
letter to him from Madame Lebrun at Rome,
109, no ; at her house in 1805, 163
Rochefort, Princesse de Rohan-, friend of
Elisabeth Vigee, her parties, 13
Rohan, the Cardinal de, 13
Rohan-Rochefort. See Rochefort
Romney, George, his portrait of Mrs. Robinson,
30
Roslin, Alexandre, Swedish artist, 31
Roslin, Madame, an Academician, 39
Rouen, David’s portrait of Madame Lebrun
at, 10
Rousseau, Madame Lebrun’s admiration for his
works, 167
Rubens, his Henri Quatre pictures, 5 ; his
“ Chapeau de Foil ” portrait, 38
Russian hospitality to foreigners, 125
Sacchini, Antoine, composer, at Madame Le-
brun’s concerts, 51
Saint-Huberti, Madame, operatic singer, 58
Salis, Baron de, his unrecorded anecdotes, 169
School for Scandal, the, mentioned, 48
Schouvaloff, Andre, Comte, Russian courtier,
sits to Elisabeth Vigee, 13 ; his popularity, 13
Segur, Louis Philippe, Comte de, Napoleon’s
remark to him concerning Madame Lebrun,
164
Siddons, Mrs., 161