Élise Bruyère (1776-1847)

• Was a French painter who specialized in portraits and floral still lifes.

• Bruyère was the daughter of Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, a noted French writer, illustrator, and painter of French historical scenes.

• Her sister Henriette was also a painter.

• Bruyère had studied with Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin and Jan Frans van Dael.

• Her still lifes, particularly her paintings of flowers, are remarkably detailed.

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