Mme.’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Study of a Bunch of Grapes
Madame Peigné French, active 1770, died 1815

Les Trois Danseuses (The Three Dancers)
After Les Trois Danseuses by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Produced by Atelier J. de la Baume-Dürrbach France, Cavalaire

Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

Portrait of Mme. Lina Cavalieri
Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842–1931)

Fanny (Mme. D. G.)
Henri Matisse French, 1869-1954

Mme. Horace Vernet
Jean Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767-1855) printed by Langlumé (French, active 1822-1840)

Portrait de Mme. E. D.
Paul Delaroche French, 1797-1856

Mme. Desboutin
Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin French, 1823-1902

Mme Lili Grenier (recto); Landscape with Church (verso)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901

Mme. Ledieu
Jean Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767-1855) printed by Charles Étienne Pierre Motte (French, 1785-1836)

Mme. Michel Musson and Her Daughters, Estelle and Désirée
Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917

Mme Hessel, Chateau de Clayes
Edouard Jean Vuillard French, 1868-1940

Mme Armand Dayot
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

Amazon: Mme. L. Riding Monte Cristo, Pure-Bred English Horse
Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810–1879)

Mme Simon II
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

Mme Simon II
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

Mme Simon I
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

Portrait of Mme. Chéruit Wearing a Fur Collar
Paul-César Helleu French, 1859-1927

Mme Lamm II
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920