The Brussels Times has a short article about the house in Brussels, 7 rue Léopold, where Jacques-Louis David died in exile.
Sunday 31 July 2022
Friday 29 July 2022
Thoughts for Thermidor
On the anniversary of 9 Thermidor, three deputies of La France Insoumise have caused controversy by staging a tribute outside the Maison Robespierre in Arras.
Monday 25 July 2022
Expo Louis XV at Versailles
The exhibition "Louis XV: Passions of a King" takes place at the Palace of Versailles this Winter (18th October 2022 to 19th February 2023).
Sunday 17 July 2022
The martyrs of Compiègne
On 17th July the Catholic Church commemorates the death of the "martyrs of Compiègne", sixteen courageous Carmelite nuns who were executed by the Revolutionary Government in 1794.
Saturday 16 July 2022
Claude-Léger Sorbet, art collector
Neil Jeffares has added a new essay to his Pastels & Pastellists website:
Lafayette's bedchamber at Mount Vernon
The newly restored guest room at Mount Vernon, once stayed in by Lafayette, was unveiled on Bastille Day in the presence of the French Ambassador.
Sunday 10 July 2022
Johnny Depp to play Louis XV
Netflix announces it is to stream the upcoming film "La Favorite", starring Johnny Depp as Louis XV and director Maïwenn as Madame du Barry.
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Revolutionary landscape painting exhibition
The exhibition "The Revolutionary Landscape / Le paysage révolutionnaire", curated by Alain Chevalier, runs at the Musée de la Révolution française, Vizille, from 1st July to 3rd October.
Sunday 3 July 2022
Classical music and the French Revolution (blog post)
Author Rebecca Dowd Geoffroy-Schwinden, considers "Classical music, privilege and the ghosts of the French Revolution". OUP blog post, dated 01.07.22.
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