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Painting of the Month

Elizabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 'Self Portrait in a Straw Hat', after 1782

Elizabeth Vigée Le Brun achieved extraordinary success as an artist. Her status and wealth were particularly unusual because she was a woman working in an overwhelmingly male art world - how did she do it? All March, we focused on her stunning 'Self Portrait in a Straw Hat'.

Special Feature: The Secret of her Success