Self Portrait of Vig�e Le Brun at the age of 26 This self-portrait shows the artist at about age twenty-six, at the height of her youthful beauty, looking both ingenuous and self-possessed. Her flair for costume as well as self-dramatization is shown in the simple elegance of her hairstyle and dress: her white gown is adorned with only the highly saturated coral bow and sash and black lace-trimmed shawl; her unpowdered hair falls naturally into curls.