(1818–1894) Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle Pierre Gosset (pseudonym) Translations: • L’Iliade (French) • L’Odyssée (French) Leconte de Lisle in Art: Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875) Leconte de Lisle c.1840–1841 National Gallery of Art, Washington Born October 22 1818 Saint-Paul, La…
(1830–1894) Christina Georgina Rossetti, pseudonym Ellen Alleyne Works: • Goblin Market, The Prince’s Progress, and Other Poems (English) • Poems (English) Christina Rossetti in Art: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Christina Rossetti 1866 Private collection Born December 5 1830 London (England) Died…
(1694–1778) François-Marie Arouet Works: • A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (English) • A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 2 (English) • A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (English) • A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 4 (English) • A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (English) •…
(1844–1923) Henriette-Rosine Bernard Sarah Bernhardt in Art: Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927) Sarah Bernhardt 1875 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927) La Sorcière 1903 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927) Portrait de Sarah Bernhardt 1921 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Abbéma,…
(1866–1929) Louise Weber La Goulue, c.1885. La Goulue, c.1890. La Goulue, c.1895. Press article announcing the death of La Goulue. Grave of Louise Weber, known as La Goulue, creator of the Can-can. Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. La Goulue in Art:…
(1868–1943) Jeanne Louise Beaudon “Jane la Folle”, “La Mélinite” Jane Avril in a photo by Paul Sescau (1858-1926), c.1890. The tomb of Jane Avril at the Cimetière du Père Lachaise. Jane Avril in Art: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901) Jane Avril…
(1865–1937) Anne Darlaud Jeanne Demarsy in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Femme sur un banc 1879 Pola Museum of Art, Hakone Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Jeune femme à la pélerine 1881 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Jeune fille…
(1986) Alba González Villa Filmography as Actress: El tiempo entre costuras 2013–2014 Director: Iñaki Mercero & others Starring: Adriana Ugarte, Raúl Arévalo Born October 27 1986 Madrid (España) Occupation Actress
(1940) Princesse Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarine Filmography as Actress: Belle de Jour 1967 Director: Luis Buñuel Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel Malgré-elles 2012 Director: Denis Malleval Starring: Flore Bonaventura, Louise Herrero Born September 3 1940 Rabat (Morocco) Occupation Actress Titles Chevalier…
(1926–2013) John Theobald Clarke, CBE Filmography as Director: The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 Director: Bryan Forbes Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer Born July 22 1926 Stratford, London (England) Died May 8 2013 Virginia Water (England) Occupation Actor Film director Occupation Novelist Producer Occupation…