Marie Bourdereau

Marie Proteau (; 11 January 1740 – 9 January 1823), commonly known as Madame Proteau, was the wife of Fabien Proteau and mother of genre painter and portraitist, Isabelle Pinson.

Biography

Marie Bourdereau was born in 1740, in the small village in Nièvre of Brinon-sur-Beuvron. She was the eldest daughter of Antoine Bourdereau and Barbe Paul.

In 1758, after the death of her parents, Marie and her six younger siblings were taken in by Isabelle de Jaucourt, sister of Louis de Jaucourt to Paris, France. As eldest, Marie became chambermaid to Isabelle. Isabelle lived in a private mansion on the street of .

Marriage

In 1768, Marie married Fabien Proteau, the valet of the Viscount de Jaucourt. In 1769, they had a daughter, Isabelle Pinson who was named after her godmother, Isabelle de Jaucourt.

On April 17, 1771, Marie became a widow, after 3 years of marriage, her husband, Fabien died. After the death of her spouse, Marie's daughter was cared for by Isabelle de Jaucourt. She received lessons from celebrated artists, Jean-Baptiste Regnault, François-André Vincent and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. On 9 January 1823, at the age of either 82 or 83, Marie died.