Delicious (film)

The 2021 film Delicious, directed by Éric Besnard, is now available to rent from various streaming services, with English subtitles.

Franklin mini-series update

 There are about 10 trillion reviews of the new Franklin mini-series on Apple - here are a couple of the more informative ones:

Marie-Antoinette's pastoral dream...in Hertfordshire

Currently for sale with Savills -  des-res in Antoinette Court,  Abbots Langley, a few miles north of Watford.

Madame Élisabeth - beatification update

 On the 230th anniversary of Madame Élisabeth's death on 10th May, OSV News publishes an update on the ongoing proceedings for her beatification. 

Notable coin sale

On 5th May major collection of French silver ecus was auctioned online by MDC Monaco. 

Ducreux self-portraits

The Spanish cultural website LBV Magazine publishes an article on Ducreux's self-portraits (6th May 2024)

Revolutionary fashion icons (book)

Anne Higonnet's book Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution was published in UK on 30th April. 

Mapping the Republic of Letters

BIG THINK publishes a summary and update for the Stanford University digital project, "Mapping the Republic of Letters". 

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)

Marat in medals and coins

This April the website of the Joint Centre for History and Economics at the University of Cambridge, publishes an interesting article on depictions of Marat as part of its "Coins of the Month" series. 

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.