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 154
hunting, for that exercise, wherea large number take part in it, certainly provides a grand spectacle. Thegeneral movement, joined to the sound of the horns, has truly somethingof a warlike effect. How truly an artist she here shows herself ! It is not the zest of thechase, the exhilaration of the… … COUNTRY VISITS 6i is shown, to the accompaniment of martial music ! But she was not atRaincy to enjoy herself ; she was there on business, having been com-missioned by the Duke to paint his own portrait and his wifes. The artistwas at that time expecting the birth of her first-born, and was…
