12 Facts About Marie-Suzanne Giroust

Marie-Suzanne Giroust, known as Madame Roslin, was a French painter, miniaturist, and pastellist, known for her portraits.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust was a member of the Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust was born and lived her whole life in Paris.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust studied art under Maurice Quentin de La Tour and then of Joseph-Marie Vien.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust met the Swedish artist Alexander Roslin at Vien's studio in 1752.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust wished to marry him, but was prevented by her guardian and family, who disliked Roslin because he was poor and a Protestant.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust's husband once estimated that she was a better pastellist than he was.

In 1770, Giroust was admitted to the Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture in Paris.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust was one of only fifteen women to be accepted as full academicians in the 145-year history of the institution.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust served as a model for La Dame au voile, painted by her husband.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust appears in Alexander Roslin's group portrait The Artist and His Wife Marie-Suzanne Giroust Portraying Henrik Wilhelm Peill.

Marie-Suzanne Giroust died of breast cancer in 1772, aged 38.