Barbe Edmée Chardon, née de Vernisy

Barbe Edmée was born in Dijon, the daughter of a parliamentarian. In 1782, she married Thomas Chardon. Her daughter Virginie became a well-known writer under the pseudonym Virginie Ancelot. Barbe Edmée studied miniature painting with Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin in Paris. Today, her works are very rare.