Marie-Élisabeth Laville-Leroux | |
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Born | 27 March 1770 |
Died | 23 July 1826 Bièvres, France | (aged 56)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse |
Marie-Élisabeth Laville-Leroux (27 March 1770 [1] – 23 July 1826) was a French painter. Like her sister, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, she studied (in 1787) under David.
Her mother, Marguerite-Marie Lombard, was from Toulouse and her father, René Laville-Leroux was from Brittany. She sometimes exhibited with her sister Marie-Guillemine, and with Henriette,[ who?] born in 1772. as in the exhibition at la place Dauphine in 1786 where she displayed Dame en satin blanc, garnie de marte; and in 1788, Artémise serre sur son cœur l'urne contenant les cendres de Mausole; and in 1789, Une Vestale infidèle. In 1791, she exhibited Artémise in the Salon de l'Académie.
In 1794 she married Dominique Larrey.