Adélaïde Labille-Guiard biography

Portrait of a Woman: Art, Rivalry, and Revolution in the Life of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard by Bridget Quinn is published by Chronicle, New York on 16th April (23rd May in the UK)

Fountain of the Innocents

"The Fountain of the Innocents: Stories of a Parisian masterpiece" runs at the Musée Carnavalet from 24th April to 25th August.  The exhibition showcases the recent restoration of the  fountain and its place in Les Halles. 

Greuze - new auction record

 On 17th April Christie's auctioned nearly 270 works from an anonymous "Park Avenue Collection". The highlight was a version of Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s "Girl weeping over her dead bird"(1757) which fetched $2,470,000, against an estimate of $600,000-$800,000 -  double the previous record for a Greuze. 

Robespierre letter (update)

 On 11th April the French Minister of Culture issued a statement defending the State's decision not to preempt the iconic letter from Robespierre to Danton, which was auctioned by Osenat in Versailles on 12th March 1793. 
See my post of 02/03/23.

Memoirs of Élisabeth Le Bas

A critical edition of the memoirs of Élisabeth Le Bas by Michel Biard is published by Lemme Edit on 12th April 2024. 

Chevalier de Saint-Georges - on JStor

 JStor Daily posts an open-access article on the life of the Black musician Joseph Bologne de Saint-Georges, subject of the recent biopic Chevalier.  The research resources cited are also made available free-to-view. 

Luxury objects at the Musée Cognacq-Jay

 A new exhibition  "Luxe de poche - Petits objets précieux au siècle des Lumières" runs at the Musée Cognacq-Jay until 29th September 2024.