Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun vs Katsushika Hokusai
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Compare the life timelines of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) and Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1760 to 1842.
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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
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
- — Born in Edo (Tokyo), Japan Verified
- — Worked in a woodcarving workshop as a youth Verified
- — Entered the studio of Katsukawa Shunshō Verified
- — Expelled from the Katsukawa school and developed his own style Verified
- — Adopted the name Hokusai as head of his own school Verified
- — Published the first volume of the Hokusai Manga Verified
- — Published Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, including The Great Wave off Kanagawa Verified
- — Published One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji Verified
- — Died in Edo Verified