Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Self-Portrait With Two Pupils, Marie-Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond, by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, features the artist alongside two of her students. This artwork is an iconic representation of female art education during early modern Europe. When Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun joined the Académie Royale in 1783, the academy restricted female artist memberships to just four. The portrait, which was warmly received at the 1785 Salon, is believed to champion the rights of female artists. Like many artists of her era, Labille-Guiard dressed herself in the painting with an extravagance that would have been impractical in a studio setting. Notably, as a portrait artist, she enjoyed the loyal patronage of Louis XV's daughters, known as Mesdames de France.
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P.S. Here are 10 famous self-portraits by female artists! Do you know them all?