Louis Vigée

The authorities additionally record the headings Louis Vigee, N. Vigé, Vigée, Viger and Vigé. His recorded language was French.

He was the child of Alexandre Vigée and Marguerite Vigée. He married Jeanne Maissin. 2 children are recorded: Étienne Vigée and Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.

As a teacher, Louis Vigée is recorded in connection with Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

What the record establishes about Louis Vigée.

The actor Raymond Balthasar Dourdet in the role of the rustic Nicodème: he offers to dance at home in his barn. Engraving by F. Basan after L. Vigée. is dated [between 1750 and 1759?] and held by Wellcome Collection. Jean Astruc. Line engraving attributed to Pierre Duflos after L. Vigée and J. Touzé. is dated 1780 and held by Wellcome Collection. Jean-Louis Petit. Line engraving by J. Balechou, 1742, after L. Vigée. is dated [1742] and held by Wellcome Collection. Unknown woman in pilgrim costume is dated 1745 and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMB 2612). Wellcome Collection records 7 objects associated with this heading. Nationalmuseum records 1 object associated with this heading.

Louis Vigée is recorded with the citizenship of France. Louis Vigée is recorded as painter.

The identifiers under which Louis Vigée may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Louis Vigée is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q3263289.

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1742 to 1780.

Unknown woman in pilgrim costume, dated 1745, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMB 2612. Jean-Louis Petit. Line engraving after F. Bonneville after L. Vigée., held by Wellcome Collection. Jean-Louis Petit. Line engraving by J. Balechou, 1742, after L. Vigée., dated [1742], held by Wellcome Collection. The actor Raymond Balthasar Dourdet in the role of the rustic Nicodème: he offers to dance at home in his barn. Engraving by F. Basan after L. Vigée., dated [between 1750 and 1759?], held by Wellcome Collection. Jean Astruc. Line engraving by J. Daullé after L. Vigée, 1756., dated 1756, held by Wellcome Collection. Jean Astruc. Line engraving attributed to Pierre Duflos after L. Vigée and J. Touzé., dated 1780, held by Wellcome Collection.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Nationalmuseum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Vigée, Louis, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Vigée Le Brun [Vigée-Le Brun; Vigée-Lebrun], Elisabeth-Louise, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Souvenirs of Madame Vigée Le Brun, 2015.

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun is recorded as having studied under Louis Vigée. the recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris.

Work by Louis Vigée is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum and M Leuven.