Marie-Victoire Lemoine

Born in Paris, Marie-Victoire Lemoine was the eldest daughter of four sisters to Charles Lemoine and Marie-Anne Rousselle. Her sisters, Marie-Denise Villers and Marie-Élisabeth Gabiou, also became painters. She was first cousins with Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet through her mother's side. From 1779, Marie-Victoire Lemoine lived in her parents' home until she moved in with her sister Marie-Elisabeth, where she remained even after her sister's death. She died six years after her last exhibition, aged sixty-six. At the time of her death, she only left 10 Francs in cash and clothing and linen valued at 181 Francs and 50 Centimes, which amounts to only US$ in cash and US$ for the clothing and linen in today's currency. ==Work==

Marie-Victoire Lemoine mainly painted portraits, miniatures, and genre scenes. She was most active in the art community during the late 1780s and the early 1790s. She took part in numerous Salons, for example, her first solo exhibition was held at Pahin de la Blancherie's Salon de Correspondance in 1779, where she exhibited a now untraced portrait of the Princess Lamballe (57 x 45 cm). Five years after the Parisian Salon allowed women to participate, she exhibits there for the first time in 1796. File:The two sisters, by Marie-Victoire Lemoine.jpg|The Two Sisters, 1790 File:Marie-Victoire Lemoine (attr) Portrait of a boy feeding two bird.jpg|Portrait of a Boy Feeding Two Birds File:Marie-Victoire Lemoine - Jeune fille tenant une colombe, 1793.jpg|alt=|A Girl Holding a Dove, 1793 File:Master Henri Gabiou Playing the Violin 2.jpg|''Portrait of Henri Gabiou, the artist's nephew, playing the violin'', circa 1791-1796 File:Marie-Victoire Lemoine - Woman and Cupid, 1792.jpg|Woman and Cupid, 1792 File:Jeune femme faisant du fromage (Young Woman Making Cheese) - Marie-Victoire Lemoine.jpg|Young Woman Making Cheese, circa 1802 ==References==