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 244
ll them that they pose admirably. . . . You will do well to ask themnot to bring their friends, who will all want to express their views,and will spoil everything. As to artists and people of taste, you canask their opinions. Do not be cast down if some people fail to find any Hubert Robert… … DR. JOHNSONS OPINION 107 likeness in your portraits ; there are many people who do not knowhow to see. Look at Greuzes heads, and notice particularly the usual arrange-Ament of the hair of your sitter. That adds to the likeness and the truth. JYou must carefully observe the passages where the hair…
