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as close to her mother due to the fact her mother showed favoritism between the siblings. Elisabeth felt that her mother preferred her younger child but when it came to her personally she felt that her mother was extremely strict and severe at times (May).
On May 1768, Louis pasted away due to complication with the removal of a bone lodged in his throat. Shortly after his death Elisabeth wrote, "So heartbroken was I, that it was long before I felt equal to taking up my pencil again. Doyen used to come to see us sometimes and as he had been my father's best friend his visits were a comfort. It was he who urged me to resume the occupation I loved, and in which, to tell the truth, I found the only consolation for my grief (Moffat)." Elisabeth was thirteen years old when her father died.
After his death she would often go to the Luxembourg Palace to admire Ruben's work and receive inspiration. As she walked through the gallery of his work she seemed to feel more connected to her ...

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penurious that his wife and stepchildren found themselves reduced to the bare necessities of life (May)."
When her studio was shut down for practicing without a license, Marie applied to the Academie de Saint Luc, which she was quickly accepted (Moffat). From the time she was fifteen, Elisabeth was much sought after in the most distinguished society. Princes and dukes showed her marked favor; all the celebrated artists were numbered among her acquaintances, as well as men of letters and those who had attained celebrity on the stage (Sheriff). But none of the social functions at which she was made welcome could induce her to neglect her work; in that her interest continued unabated. Many ...

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