About the Author

Joseph Baillio is an independent scholar in New York. Katharine Baetjer is curator, Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Paul Lang is deputy director and chief curator, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

Reviews

"The research is meticulously detailed and presented in an accessible, understated way. There is a succinct biographical essay, a crisply written overview of women artists' dealings with the Academie, and an account of Vigee Le Brun's travels. The real treasures, though, are the artworks themselves, generously presented in colour reproduction."-Melissa Percival, French Studies