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Alphonse François
Alphonse François (25 August 1814, Paris - 7 July 1888, Paris) was a French engraver. Biography Alphonse François and his elder brother Charles-Rémy-Jules François (died 1861) learned engraving at the school of Louis-Pierre Henriquel-Dupont. He did a large number of engravings, from works by contemporary French painters and by old Italian masters. François was made an officer of the Légion d'honneur in 1857 and a member of the Institut de France in 1873. Works * ''Bonaparte franchissant les Alpes'' (“ Bonaparte crossing the Alps”), * ''Marie-Antoinette au Tribunal révolutionnaire'' (“Marie Antoinette before the revolutionary tribunal”) and * ''Le jeune Pic de la Mirandole apprenant à lire avec sa mère'' (“The young Giovanni Pico della Mirandola learning from his mother how to read”), after Paul Delaroche; * ''La vision d'Ézéchiel'' (“The vision of Ezekiel”), after Raphael; * ''La tentation du Christ'' (“The temptation of Christ”), * ''Mig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Antoinette Au Tribunal Révolutionnaire By Alphonse François
Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne. On 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen. Marie Antoinette's position at court improved when, after eight years of marriage, she started having children. She became increasingly unpopular among the people, however, with the French '' libelles'' accusing her of being profligate, promiscuous, allegedly having illegitimate children, and harboring sympathies for France's perceived enemies—particularly her native Austria. The false accusations of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace damaged her reputation furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
