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Adèle Varillat: The 6 Most Famous Paintings, Documented
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 6 works by Adèle Varillat in our catalogue
Summary
According to this ranking, Portrait of a Woman Artist (1795) is the most famous painting by Adèle Varillat. It is followed by Une jeune fille cherchant à lire son sort dans une reine-marguerite (1804) and Portrait of mme Tallien (1797). This list draws on the 6 works by Adèle Varillat in the catalogue and records the 6 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.
1769 – 1861, Fontaine-Française
Most works: Musée Boucher-de-Perthes
Adèle Varillat: top 10 entries of the list
Adèle Varillat: holding museums
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Adèle Varillat | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Musée Boucher-de-Perthes |
Abbeville | 1 | Portrait of mme Tallien |
Adèle Varillat by decade: the most famous painting of each
Works per decade
Select a decade to display its principal painting.
1800s
Une jeune fille cherchant à lire son sort dans une reine-marguerite
Age 31 – 40
2 works this decade
Adèle Varillat: questions and documented answers
Which Adèle Varillat painting heads the list of most famous works?Display the answer
Portrait of a Woman Artist (1795). The following entries are Une jeune fille cherchant à lire son sort dans une reine-marguerite (1804) and Portrait of mme Tallien (1797).
What age had Adèle Varillat reached when Portrait of a Woman Artist was painted?Display the answer
26 years: Adèle Varillat was born in 1769 and Portrait of a Woman Artist is dated 1795.
How many works by Adèle Varillat are recorded?Display the answer
The catalogue records 6 works by Adèle Varillat, dated between 1795 and 1817.
In which collections are Adèle Varillat's most famous works held?Display the answer
Principally in Musée Boucher-de-Perthes (Abbeville). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
When were the most famous works of Adèle Varillat painted?Display the answer
In 1790s: 2 of the 6 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Portrait of a Woman Artist.
Which dated works by Adèle Varillat are the earliest and the latest here?Display the answer
The earliest dated work listed here is Portrait of a Woman Artist (1795); the latest is The duc d'Orléans as a child (1817).
Adèle Varillat: life and work
A distinguished French portraitist and genre painter of the Neoclassical era, Adèle Varillat captured the spirit of the Revolution through notable works like her self-portrait, inviting a closer look at her storied life.