Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun vs Jeremy Bentham
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Compare the life timelines of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) and Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1755 to 1832.
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Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)
- — Born in Paris Verified
- — Began working professionally as a portraitist while still a teenager Verified
- — Married the art dealer Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun Verified
- — Painted her first portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette Verified
- — Admitted to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture Verified
- — Worked at courts across Italy, Austria, and Russia Verified
- — Fled France at the outbreak of the French Revolution Verified
- — Returned to France after her name was removed from the émigré list Verified
- — Published her memoirs, Souvenirs Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832)
- — Born in Houndsditch, London, England Verified
- — Studied at Westminster School and The Queen's College, Oxford Verified
- — Called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn but chose theory over legal practice Verified
- — Published A Fragment on Government Verified
- — Developed and promoted the panopticon prison design Verified
- — Published An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Verified
- — Made an honorary citizen of France by the National Assembly Verified
- — Co-founded the Westminster Review Verified
- — Inspired the founding of London University, later University College London Verified
- — Died in London; body preserved as an auto-icon per his will Verified