Ideals of life in France, or, How the great painters portray woman in French art : two hundred and twenty-five copper-plates made in Paris especially for this work by Goupil & Co., from oil-paintings and drawings : with essays on art in France (1890)
Sheldon, George William, 1843-1914 · New York : Appleton · leaf 348
follow her counsels, and that death was desirable. The more confidential the communications made by her to others, the more defined and conspicuous is this vein of her complaint. Much as the historians may dilate upon her power over the monarch, her own writings show how little, in her estimation,… … Julien Le Blant : The Grandfather. ment ; they sought, through it, to increase the dignity and power of the Church, and their wish was father to their thought. The spirit of their advice to her always was : Make yourself useful to the king ; consult his tastes; provide pastimes for him ; educate…
Painting, French -- 19th century · Women in art
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