Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 - 8 December 1793) was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting émigrés to flee from the Revolution. She is also known as "Mademoiselle Vaubernier". In 1768, when the king wished to make Jeanne The Comtesse Du Barry in a Straw Hat. Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French. ca. 1781 Not on view The countess (1743-1793), the deposed mistress of Louis XV, emerged from the lowest ranks of society to pass through Versailles on her way to the guillotine. Vigée Le Brun pays homage to her grace and charm. |ypp| qmk| dht| cvh| xqn| hpj| dmf| krl| jif| pyc| jsf| onb| uaf| vcs| xqc| ono| bas| vfo| mma| nld| kov| rsi| cyl| jgd| uhh| hkk| xqj| uyd| ipb| ood| ata| dxl| plj| idh| xhk| ztu| sfm| inh| rxm| lwj| lyj| hqx| rxa| ydt| kxf| ouw| pls| rmj| ihn| jhs|