Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, Portrait of a Young Boy, 1817; Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Renowned French artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun was Marie Antoinette's favorite painter for a decade and was elected to art academies in 10 cities.