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 386
an earlier letter hadshown me the kernel of the character of that mild and pleasant face.Lavater himself would have been deceived; but for me, steeped inthe physiology of Dr. Gall—that is to say, of his theory of theplurality of the organs, or of the theory of conductors, in the brain,of innate… … DEATH OF VIGEE-LEBRUN 183 house, crimson with anger, as a lioness from whom one has takenher cubs. One can imagine the works of Lavater and Gall lying handyfor reference on Madame de Joinvilles writing-table. Whatever the personal relations of her nieces, who ultimately went tolaw over her money,…
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