More on Madame Du Barry

 Here are some more references for the current exhibition at Versailles "Louis XV: the Passions of a King", and the restoration work in the apartment of Madame du Barry.

Napoleon at Peace (review)

The November issue The Critic features a review article by Ruth Scurr on William Doyle's new book Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution, which was published in April.

Clara the Rhinoceros in Amsterdam

 L'Enfilade publishes a review of the exhibition "Clara the Rhinoceros: Superstar of the 18th century", which is showing at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, until 15th January 2023.

New Books Network - October & November

The latest podcasts on the New Books Network include William Doyle on Napoleon and the Peace (2022);  James Kloppenberg, on Rousseau's Social Contract and Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall on The Abbé Grégoire and the French Revolution (2021)

Film from Puy du Fou

Further details are published of Puy du Fou's new feature film Vaincre ou Mourir, directed by Paul Mignot et Vincent Mottez, which is due for general release in France in January 2023.

Marie-Antoinette sale

On 22nd November Christie's in Paris are holding an "Exceptional Sale" which includes two pieces of fine furniture which belonged to Marie Antoinette:

"Doxxing" in Revolutionary Paris

Article by Amanda E Herbert & David N Woodworth, on a cause célèbre of 1791.  A street vendor called Rose Mainville committed suicide when her name appeared in a directory of Parisian prostitutes.

Portrait by Vigée Le Brun acquired

 The Huntingdon Library and Art Museum in San Marino, California, announces the acquisition of  Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun's portrait of the comte de Vaudreuil (1740–1817), painted in about 1784.