Marie Victoire Lemoine: A Parisian Woman Painter Ahead of Her Time Marie Victoire Lemoine (1754 – 1820) stands as a remarkable figure in the annals of French art history—a woman who defied societal expectations and carved out a successful career as an artist during the Enlightenment era. Born into a family steeped in artistic tradition, she inherited a fervent passion for painting from her father, Charles Lemoine, a sculptor whose ded…