Picture Study: Week 22

Adelaide Labille-Guiard Marie-Josephe-Felicite de La Rochefoucauld, Vicomtesse de Gand, 1787

One of his initial observations: "She looks just like Grandma!"

I couldn't agree more. I almost had a shiver of recognition when I saw this portrait for the first time.

The Vicomtesse and my mom are dead ringers born about 200 years--and continents--apart.

I was delighted to discover more of Ms Labille-Guiard's portraits here. And a biography of the fiesty artist here.