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 64
ime a very good business-woman,this might have been a satisfactory arrangement, had he regarded herinterests as much as his own. In order to exploit his wifes powers as fully as possible, Lebrunsuggested that she should take pupils, Hke some other successful painters.She agreed to try, and her time… … A SCHOOL THAT FAILED 19 with her usual work, but bored her terribly. Most of these pupils wereolder than their teacher, and she found it very hard to maintain discipline. I had set up this school in an old loft, across the ceiling of which therewere some very thick beams. One morning I went up and…
