Female Portraiture and Patronage in Marie Antoinette's Court: The Princesse de Lamballe

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Sarah Grant

Female Portraiture and Patronage in Marie Antoinette's Court

The Princesse de Lamballe

Sarah Grant

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Routledge
11 September 2018

History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Portraits in art; Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women

Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950

This comprehensive book brings to light the portraits, private collections and public patronage of the princesse de Lamballe, a pivotal member of Marie-Antoinette’s inner circle. Drawing extensively on unpublished archival sources, Sarah Grant examines the princess’s many portrait commissions and the rich character of her private collections, which included works by some of the period’s leading artists and artisans. The book sheds new light on the agency, sorority and taste of Marie-Antoinette and her friends, a group of female patrons and model of courtly collecting that would be extinguished by the coming revolution.

By: Sarah Grant
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138480827
ISBN 10: 1138480827
Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 11 September 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Grant is Curator, Prints, at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

Reviews for Female Portraiture and Patronage in Marie Antoinette's Court: The Princesse de Lamballe

"""Employing a wide range of archival sources and covering a large portion of Lamballe’s life and oeuvre, Grant creates a full and complex picture of the princess. She successfully illustrates that Lamballe has been both under- and misrepresented and that Lamballe was a significant member of court. Grant’s detailed accounting sheds new light on not only Lamballe and her magnificent collections, but also on the women of Marie-Antoinette’s circle, their relationships, and how art functioned in their court."" --H-France Review"