Vigée-Lebrun, 1755-1842 : her life, works, and friendships : with a catalogue raisonné of the artist's pictures (1915)
Helm, W. H. (William Henry), 1860-1936, Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth, 1755-1842 · Boston : Small, Maynard · leaf 146
sideMadame Lebrun, was the perfect comedian. Dugazon (who stepped intoPrevilles shoes on the retirement of that greater actor in 1786) was toofarcical to please her, but for his sometime wife she had a great liking,both as a spectator and as a friend. Madame Dugazon had a huge successin the… … A BRILLIANT DEBUTANTE 57 the title role, and Vigee-Lebrun went about twenty times to see the piece,being more affected each time by the pathetic performance of the principalactress. She writes : I was too great an admirer of Madame Dugazonnot to ask her often to come to supper with me. We used to…
