Picture No | 11936498 |
Date | circa 1800 |
Description | Madame Hamelin by Jacques-Louis David |
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Madame Hamelin by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) - painting on canvas. The subject, Madame Hamelin, a Creole born in Santo Domingo. She became the wife of a Parisian banker, and played a brilliant role in Parisian society of the Directoire period. She was nicknamed "La Jolie Laide". Chateaubriand, whom she captivated, said of her that she possessed the two qualities that also characterized France, nobility and frivolity.
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Source | Reproduction of original artwork from 'Masterpieces of Painting' (1944) |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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