Charlotte_du_Val_d'Ognes

Charlotte du Val d'Ognes

Charlotte du Val d'Ognes

French aristocrat

Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, born Marie Joséphine Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, (1786 - 1868) was a French aristocrat who is notable for being the subject of the 1801 portrait painting Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes by Marie-Denise Villers.[1]

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Biography

Marie Joséphine Charlotte du Val d'Ognes was born into the French aristocratic Val d'Ognes family in 1786,[2] making her a pre-French Revolution aristocrat.

In 1801, d'Ognes, aged 15 or 16, sat for a portrait, which was probably painted by Marie-Denise Villers, who was a friend of d'Ognes.[1] This portrait remains one of the few surviving glimpses into Charlotte du Val d'Ognes's life.

d'Ognes died in 1868[2] aged 81 or 82.

References

  1. [1]
    Quinn, Bridget (2017). Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (In That Order). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781452152837.
  2. [2]
    "Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes". Metropolitan Museum of Art.


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