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Portrait of a Woman Artist
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Adèle Varillat, 1769 – 1861
Adèle Varillat: The 6 Best-Known Paintings
Of all Adèle Varillat's paintings, Portrait of a Woman Artist (1795) is the most famous. Close behind come Une jeune fille cherchant à lire son sort dans une reine-marguerite (1804) and Portrait of mme Tallien (1797). Among the 6 works by Adèle Varillat in our catalogue, these 6 are the most celebrated, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated November 2026. Each painting on this page can be ordered as an oil reproduction painted by hand on linen canvas, or as a fine art print, made to the size you choose.
- Born · died
- 1769 – 1861, Fontaine-Française
- Works in our catalogue
- 6
- Most famous
- Portrait of a Woman Artist (1795)
- Most works at
- Musée Boucher-de-Perthes
Adèle Varillat's 10 most celebrated paintings
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Une jeune fille cherchant à lire son sort dans une reine-marguerite
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Portrait of mme Tallien
Hand-painted oil reproduction from $178 30 × 34 cm
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Young woman sitting in a landscape
Hand-painted oil reproduction from $178 35 × 29 cm
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The duc d'Orléans as a child
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Where Adèle Varillat's canvases hang
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Adèle Varillat | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Musée Boucher-de-Perthes |
Abbeville | 1 | Portrait of mme Tallien |
Decade by decade: Adèle Varillat's most celebrated canvas
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1790s
Canvas 1 of 6Portrait of a Woman Artist
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1800s
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1810s
Canvas 5 of 6The duc d'Orléans as a child
Your questions on Adèle Varillat's paintings, answered
Which is the most celebrated painting by Adèle Varillat?Read the answer
Portrait of a Woman Artist (1795), followed by Une jeune fille cherchant à lire son sort dans une reine-marguerite (1804) and Portrait of mme Tallien (1797).
How old was Adèle Varillat at the time of Portrait of a Woman Artist?Read the answer
Adèle Varillat, born in 1769, was 26 years old: Portrait of a Woman Artist dates from 1795.
How many paintings by Adèle Varillat are known?Read the answer
6 works by Adèle Varillat are in our catalogue, dated 1795 to 1817.
Which museums hold Adèle Varillat's best-known canvases?Read the answer
Mostly in Musée Boucher-de-Perthes (Abbeville); the list above names each museum and its canvases.
In which years did Adèle Varillat paint the most celebrated canvases?Read the answer
In 1790s, which gave 2 of the 6 works on this page, Portrait of a Woman Artist among them.
What are the first and the last of Adèle Varillat's famous canvases?Read the answer
The earliest canvas here is Portrait of a Woman Artist (1795); the latest is The duc d'Orléans as a child (1817).
Can I order a hand-painted copy of a painting by Adèle Varillat?Read the answer
Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered from its own page as an oil reproduction painted by hand, or as a fine art print, in the size you choose.
Adèle Varillat: the painter's story
A distinguished French portraitist and genre painter of the Neoclassical era, Adèle Varillat captured the spirit of the Revolution through notable works like her self-portrait, inviting a closer look at her storied life.