#henriette of france

[chic-a-gigot]

Mlle Henriette Raynaud, 13 juillet 1909. Zulimo Chiesi (1849-1932). Photographe. Bibliothèque nationale de France

[ghostflowerdreams]

Who are your favorite artists? The art kind.

I'm a bit surprised I haven't been asked this question before!

I appreciate so many artists that it's hard to narrow it down. But based on what I can remember and what I can check on my Instagram and bookshelf, here are some of my favorites:

Gustave Doré (1832–1883) → A French artist, illustrator, and sculptor, celebrated for his intricate and dramatic engravings and illustrations. He is best known for his illustrations of classic literary works, including Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, John Milton's Paradise Lost, and Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. His skillful blend of realism and romanticism, combined with his mastery of visual storytelling, has established him as a significant figure in the history of illustration and fine art.

Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) → A Dutch post-impressionist painter renowned for his expressive use of color and bold brushwork, which had a profound influence on 20th-century art. His most famous works, such as Starry Night, Sunflowers, and The Bedroom, showcase his unique style and emotional depth, capturing the beauty of the world around him.

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821–1909) → A Dutch-Belgian painter best known for her detailed and charming depictions of domestic cats. Specializing in animal paintings, her style combined realism and a romantic touch, often portraying cats in cozy, playful, or elegant settings that captured their personalities and grace. She was celebrated for her ability to convey texture, particularly in fur, and created intimate, lifelike scenes that became popular in 19th-century bourgeois society.

John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) → A British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his romantic and mythological subjects. His art style blends elements of Romanticism and Classicism, featuring realistic figures, rich colors, and a strong focus on nature and detail. Waterhouse is best known for his depictions of female figures from mythology and literature, such as The Lady of Shalott and Ophelia, which convey a sense of beauty, melancholy, and mystery, making his work iconic in the realm of 19th-century art.

Harry Clarke (1889–1931) → An Irish stained-glass artist and illustrator. His work was influenced by Gothic art, Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Irish folklore. This blend resulted in a distinctive aesthetic that harmoniously intertwines beauty with darker themes. Clarke is best known for his illustrations in classic literary texts, including James Joyce's Dubliners and Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination. In these works, his illustrations masterfully balance whimsy and darkness, creating striking visual narratives that continue to resonate with audiences.

Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) → A Czech painter and decorative artist best known for his distinctive Art Nouveau style, characterized by intricate, flowing lines, elaborate floral motifs, and a harmonious use of soft colors. Mucha's work often features idealized female figures, embodying beauty and elegance, and is heavily inspired by his fascination with nature and Slavic folklore. He gained fame for his poster designs, particularly those promoting the actress Sarah Bernhardt, as well as his decorative panels and illustrations.

J.C. Leyendecker (1874–1951) → An American illustrator renowned for his iconic magazine covers and advertising art, particularly his work for The Saturday Evening Post and the Arrow Collar Man campaign. Leyendecker's mastery of visual storytelling and branding helped shape American commercial art in the early 20th century, and he significantly influenced later artists, including Norman Rockwell.

Leonid Afremov (1955–2019) → A Belarusian-born artist known for his vibrant, impressionistic paintings created using a palette knife technique. His distinctive art style features bold colors and dynamic brushstrokes, often depicting landscapes, city scenes, and emotional moments, such as rain-soaked streets or sunlit parks.

Ayami Kojima → A Japanese artist and illustrator best known for her work in video game design, particularly as the character designer for the Castlevania series. Her art style is characterized by intricate, gothic aesthetics, combining dark fantasy elements with a detailed, ethereal quality.

Victoria Francés → A Spanish illustrator known for her evocative illustrations that blend gothic, fantasy, and romantic themes. She is particularly known for her illustrated books, including the popular series Faery Tales, which showcases her unique blend of fantasy and gothic aesthetics.

Yoshitaka Amano → A Japanese artist and illustrator renowned for his distinctive style in character design and concept art, particularly for the Final Fantasy video game series. His style fuses his interests in traditional Japanese aesthetics like those of wood block prints with Western fantasy elements. It results in ethereal forms, and a dreamlike quality, especially with Amano's use of watercolor techniques and intricate details to create a sense of movement and fluidity in his work.

Nico Delort (IG: nicodelort) → A French illustrator known for his detailed, black-and-white artworks created using scratchboard techniques. His art style is heavily influenced by the aesthetics of 19th-century engravings and woodcuts, blending elements of Gothic, fantasy, and mythological themes. Delort's work is recognized for its dramatic use of light and shadow, intricate textures, and atmospheric depth, often depicting moody, fantastical scenes.

Vania Zouravliov → A Russian-born artist known for his intricate, surreal illustrations that blend dark, fairy-tale-like themes with fine detail and symbolism. Zouravliov's work explores beauty and darkness, merging the macabre with the fantastical.

James Jean (IG: jamesjeanart) → A Taiwanese-American visual artist and illustrator known for his surreal, highly detailed works that blend elements of fantasy, mythology, and pop culture. Jean gained early recognition for his award-winning covers for DC Comics' Fables series.

Audrey Kawasaki (IG: audkawa) → A Japanese-American artist known for her blend of contemporary Japanese aesthetics and Western art influences. Her ethereal paintings often depict young women surrounded by nature, featuring intricate line work and a soft color palette. Her works are typically painted on wood panels, adding a quality that enhances the emotional depth of her subjects.

Jessica Cioffi (IG: Loputyn) → An Italian artist known for her enchanting illustrations and concept art that seamlessly blend traditional and digital techniques. Her work reflects the influence of 19th century neo-gothic and Japanese manga, and among the artist's favorite themes are witchcraft, folklore, and mystery.

Wenqing Yan (IG: yuumeiart) → A Chinese-American digital artist and illustrator known for her detailed, expressive art. Her style blends elements of anime, fantasy, and realism, featuring vibrant colors and intricate designs. Yan draws inspiration from nature, technology, and personal experiences, and she is well-known for her webcomic Fisheye Placebo and art series like Knite, which explore themes of activism, technology, and the environment.

Gretel Lusky (IG: gretlusky) → An Argentine digital artist and illustrator, Gretel Lusky is recognized for her whimsical, vibrant artwork featuring fantasy characters, and magical themes. Her style blends cartoon and anime elements, characterized by bold lines, expressive characters, and a colorful palette. She is well-known for her enchanting illustrations on social media, where she shares art tutorials and collaborates on various comics, book covers, and other projects. She is also known for her debut graphic novel Primer, an original graphic novel for DC Comics.

Margaret Morales (IG: margaretmoralesart) → A Filipino watercolor artist currently residing in America. Margaret Morales is known for her dreamy, ethereal portraits that intertwine feminine figures with elements of nature, such as flowers and animals. Her style, characterized by soft brushwork and pastel hues, creates a surreal, fairytale-like atmosphere. Her evolving work draws inspiration from art nouveau, mythology, fantasy, natural elements, Japanese/manga art, and fashion.

Tactooncat → An Indonesian digital artist known for creating illustrations that feature cats in a humorous and whimsical style, particularly cat memes and videos. Their work appeals to cat lovers and fans of lighthearted, expressive illustrations.

There are so many more, but hopefully the ones I've mentioned have caught your interest enough that you'll want to look them up. Each artist offers a unique perspective, whether through their distinctive style, use of color, themes, or techniques—there’s plenty to discover and enjoy.

[empirearchives]

Portrait of Mme Marjolin, née Duval, c. 1800s

By Henriette Lorimier, French Artist

About the Artist:

Around 1800, more and more women took part in the French artistic life. Henriette Lorimier was a popular portraitist in Paris during the Napoleonic era. In 1805 Caroline Bonaparte-Murat, a sister of the Emperor, purchased “La Chèvre Nourricière” a painting exhibited at the 1804 Salon and in 1806 Henriette Lorimier was awarded a First Class Medal for her painting of “Jeanne de Navarre” which was then purchased by the Empress Josephine, consort of the Emperor Napoleon I.

[the-paintrist]

Henriette Lorimier - Portrait of Nicolas Lupot - 1805

Nicolas Lupot (4 December 1758 – 14 August 1824) was one of the most illustrious French luthiers (violin makers) of his time.

Lupot was born in Stuttgart. He was apprenticed to his father and worked in Orléans until 1794. Soon after, he moved to Paris, where he was appointed violin maker to the king (1815), and to the Conservatoire of Paris (1816). This latter post involved furnishing instruments (of the whole violin family) awarded to first-prize winners.

Lupot was ordered by King Louis XVIII to make an orchestra of stringed instruments which were to be decorated/embellished with the coat of arms of France. He ambitiously undertook in 1820 to replace all the instruments of the royal orchestra with new ones of his own make, but death in 1824 prevented him from fulfilling this plan.

He frequently received the title of "The French Stradivarius" and in Mirecourt there is a street named after him. Modeling (except a few after Guarnerius and Amati) always after that of Stradivarius and he imitated that genius more minutely than anybody else had or has ever done. This is why there is such a refreshing variety in his productions some of broad proportions, others more normal and some under the recognized full sizes as well as a few of long pattern.

"Lupot was an important French maker, modeling his instruments after Stradivari."

Elisabeth Henriette Marthe Lorimier (7 August 1775, Paris – 1 April 1854) was a popular portraitist in Paris at the beginning of Romanticism. She lived with the French diplomat and philhellene writer Francois Pouqueville (1770–1838).

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Oil Painting, 1798-1799, France.

By Jacques Louis David.

Portraying Henriette de Verninac in a white dress and yellow shawl.

Musée du Louvre.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Henriette Browne (French, 1829-1901) A Girl Writing c.1870

[adelaide-of-versailles]

The mesdames calling madame de pompadour "maman-putain" is so funny to me. Do you have more random funny shot that they (including their brother) did.

Oh anon I was made for this

Dauphin called Madame de Pompadour I belieave "Madame Pompom"

Adelaide, when she was like 9 to 11, escaped to go "bring back the head of the English king like Judith and Holofernes", I believe she got as far as the stables, where a stablehand had a donkey waiting for her. The book I read this from, I can't remember it's name, said "That's the spirit! Here is a heroine with whom the Judith of Bethulia is only a pale moonlight." and honestly I love it

When Dauphin was a child one of his younger sisters- probably Adelaide given the fact that she was one of the few that he saw as a child -slipped a curse word and he gave her such a bad reprimand that she never forgot it and she started crying

Henriette, Adelaide, and Dauphin's wife, Marie Therese Raphaelle, had a little network trying to get rid of Madame de Pompadour, they were *so* into it, Henriette was the first to call her Maman Putain, and Adelaide and Raphaelle devoted themselves to intel. Adelaide was very young at the time and I imagine that was her first foray into politics

One of Adelaide's governesses when she was a teenager accidentally gave her erotica, although this might be false

When Adelaide and Victoire were on their last leg, living in Naples, they had a concert from the governer of the Count of Chastellux, who played the violin (shittily). It was so bad that Adelaide, who was a violinist so good that even the misogynistic men of the French court (Violin was considered a masculine instrument at the time) admitted she was good, took the violin, playing music. Unfortunately, despite the fun that Adelaide was having- which she sorely needed honestly considering this was after the French Revolution -Duchesse de Narbonne gave her a harsh rebuke because she was a Princess. Apparently, an artist named Goubaud, who I believe is Innocent-Louis Goubaud sketched the scene, but I don't believe we have it anymore.

After Louise went to her convent, Madame Campan, Victoire's lady in waiting, asked if Victoire would ever go to a convent. Victoire assured her that she wouldn't, and said, "Here’s the armchair that ruins me", pointing to the chair she was laying in.

Adelaide was called Madame Torchon by her family and friends, even her older sister Louise Elisabeth called her that in a letter. She called herself it in a letter to the Countesse de Civrac, who I believe at the time was Anne-Marie de La Faurie de Monbadan

If I have more I'll add them!

[emvidal]

I was delighted to be interviewed by Bob Krebs, a fellow native of Frederick County, Maryland and currently the Director of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington. We discussed Queen Henrietta Maria.

[cynthiabertelsen]

Eating Black Beauty,* Or, Horsemeat, a Taboo That Became a French Stereotype

Taboo: A custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. One of the most emotional experiences of my childhood came when I read Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty, a story of a mistreated English horse. I remember sobbing for hours in the way that children can when they experience something so hurtful that only tears will do.…

[xx--ofmanythoughts--xx]

💐(for henriette from Louis at louisleroisoleil even thogh he'll probably go to the multi eventually)

|| ° ✧ Asked from here @corruptedforce

She knew of the impending engagement announcement, but she had not been told as to whom the contract was with.  She believed it was to be with Phillipe as he was the one that would not be King but a great Duke, but her heart belonged to hid brother and had since they were children.  The three of them growing up together; they were good friends, but she had given her heart to Louis so young, and she wondered now, with this announcement at a great feast…if she was foolish to do so.  But now as she sits in front of the large mirror preparing for the grand feast.  Her gown a pale pink with her favorite flowers decorating her pinned up hair. “You look beautiful,” she heard one of her maids say and a sweet, soft smile found its place upon her lips before she stood to her feet to leave her chambers.

Henriette, the young princess, slowly made her way through the guests…courtesans and courtiers all greeting her with their flippant grins, as some were there for the latest gossip and did not truly care for her or her family but for the power move they would try to undermine or to present…it was a real version of a chess match but instead of the players being small pieces on a board…here they stood amongst each other…waiting for the checkmate.

It was moments later when she saw the two brothers she held dear to her heart, and a smile brightened her features…making her way across the large room when her father gathered everyone’s attention for the special announcement.  “You are as beautiful as a spring morning.”  Louis’ voice in her ear, and a slight pink blush on her face. 

Looking out onto the crowd of guests when the name of her betrothed was announced. “Rejoice as France and England shall come together in marriage.  My daughter, Princess Henrietta and Prince Louis shall join our houses and countries together.”  He paused, smiling at his daughter; clapping before he continues.  “Let’s celebrate this strong union.”  And for a moment a pin could have been heard before the silence was interrupted with applause and cheers. 

[perfettamentechic]

29 gennaio … ricordiamo …

29 gennaio … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic

2023: Annie Wersching, attrice statunitense. Attiva prevalentemente in televisione, è nota per aver interpretato Amelia Joffe nella soap opera General Hospital, Renee Walker nella serie 24, Lily Salvatore nella serie The Vampire Diaries e la Regina Borg nella serie Star Trek: Picard. Ha iniziato l’attività di attrice nel 2002. Wersching ha sposato l’attore comico Stephen Full nel 2009. La coppia…

[chic-a-gigot]

Mademoiselle Henriette Raynaud, 24 10bre 1909. Zulimo Chiesi (1849-1932). Photographe. Bibliothèque nationale de France

[ammg-old2]

Conspiring with her husband and Villette, Jeanne wasted no time coming up with a scheme that involved ripping off Rohan, the Crown, and the Parisian jewelers, while making off with a large sum of money and the diamonds themselves. The first phase of the plan was to get rid of any doubts in Rohan's mind that he was dealing with the queen herself. So, on 10 August 1784, Jeanne arranged a midnight meeting between "Marie Antoinette" and Cardinal de Rohan at the Grove of Venus in the gardens of Versailles. Of course, it was not really the queen Rohan would be meeting with, but Nicole d'Oliva, a Parisian prostitute who possessed a striking resemblance to Marie Antoinette.

Nicole appeared to the cardinal with her face obscured by a headdress, wearing one of the white muslin dresses Marie Antoinette was known to adore. Since the meeting took place in semi-darkness, Rohan fell for the ploy. The façade was sealed when Nicole presented Rohan with a rose, accompanied by the words: "You may now hope that the past will be forgotten" (Fraser, 238). This clandestine and scandalous meeting was enough to stir much excitement in a man such as Cardinal de Rohan, so when Jeanne periodically asked him for sums of money to go toward the queen's favorite charities, the cardinal happily obliged. He believed every livre would go toward his advancement in the queen's good graces. Instead, the money went toward Jeanne de la Motte's favorite dressmaker.

Once Jeanne had been receiving money from Rohan for long enough, she presented him with a letter that was supposedly from the queen. The letter stated that the queen greatly desired a certain diamond necklace and wanted to wear it for the coming Candlemas celebration but did not want to be seen spending the funds to purchase it during a time of need. The letter commissioned Rohan to buy the necklace for her, asking him to pay the jewelers in four installments and send the necklace to the palace. The letter was signed "Marie-Antoinette de France," which should have been a sign that it was a forgery since it was well-known that royals at the time signed formal correspondence only with their baptismal names. Rohan, a former ambassador, should have been aware of this. Yet for whatever reason, this detail went overlooked, and the cardinal went ahead with the process to purchase the necklace.

Boehmer and Bassenge were delighted to finally get the necklace off their hands. On 29 January 1785, they delivered it to the cardinal's estate after negotiating to sell it to Rohan at the discounted price of 1.6 million livres, to be paid in four installments as per the "queen's" instructions. A while later, Villette, posing as the queen's courier, came by to pick up the necklace. Rather than bringing it to the queen, Villette smashed it apart and removed the gems. Jeanne's husband Nicolas then took the gems with him to London where he sold them piecemeal to English jewelers. It appeared, for the moment at least, that the scheme had gone off flawlessly.

Before long, the victims began to take notice that no necklace had ever been delivered to the queen. Candlemas came and went and Rohan, who had been waiting eagerly to see the queen wear the necklace he had gone through great pains to procure for her, was dismayed when she had not worn it. Nor did she wear it in the weeks and months to follow. This greatly disturbed Boehmer as well, who never received Rohan's first payment of 400,000 livres that was due on 1 August. Getting desperate, Boehmer sent the queen a note on 12 July 1785, inquiring if the necklace was to her satisfaction. The queen, confused and irritated at hearing from Boehmer, simply burned the letter.

When he received no reply, Boehmer went to see Madame Campan, a lady's maid in the queen's service on 5 August. When Madame Campan informed him that the queen had burned his letter, Boehmer became enraged and blurted out, "The Queen knows she has money to pay me!" (Fraser, 230). When a confused Madame Campan pressed for details, Boehmer revealed that he had been dealing with the queen through Rohan and produced the letters bearing Marie Antoinette's forged signature. Madame Campan took this information to the queen, and on 15 August, Cardinal de Rohan was summoned to Versailles by the king himself.

[the-paintrist]

François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville (4 November 1770 – 20 December 1838) was a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, and member of the Institut de France.

He traveled extensively throughout Ottoman-occupied Greece from 1798 to 1820; first as the Turkish sultan's hostage, then as Napoleon Bonaparte's general consul at the court of Ali Pasha of Ioannina.

With his far reaching diplomacy and writings, he became a prominent architect of the Philhellenism movement throughout Europe and contributed eminently to the liberation of the Greeks and the rebirth of the Greek nation.

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted by the British Empire, Kingdom of France, and the Russian Empire, while the Ottomans were aided by their North African vassals. The war led to the formation of modern Greece, which would be expanded to its modern size in later years. The revolution is celebrated by Greeks around the world as independence day on 25 March.

Elisabeth Henriette Marthe Lorimier (7 August 1775, Paris – 1 April 1854) was a popular portraitist in Paris at the beginning of Romanticism. She lived with the French diplomat and philhellene writer Francois Pouqueville (1770–1838).

1830 Henriette Lorimier - François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville

(Palace of Versailles)

[the-paintrist]

Henriette Lorimier - L'Enfant reconnaissant (The Grateful Child) - 1810

Elisabeth Henriette Marthe Lorimier (7 August 1775, Paris – 1 April 1854) was a popular portraitist in Paris at the beginning of Romanticism. She lived with the French diplomat and philhellene writer Francois Pouqueville (1770–1838).

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Miniature, ca. 1640, French.

By Jean Petitot.

Portraying Henriette de France in a White Fur Trimmed Dress.

Musée du Louvre.