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Inès Esménard
Inès Esménard (1789–1859), sometimes known as Inès d’Esménard, was a 19th century French painter and portrait miniature , portrait miniaturist. Biography Inès Esménard was born in Paris, one of three daughters of the poet Joseph-Alphonse Esménard and Jeanne Adolphine de Kalkräber. Her father, a royalist, spent a good deal of her early childhood in exile due to the French Revolution but returned to France when Napoleon rose to power. Her sisters were Nathalie Elma d'Esménard , Nathalie, who became a botanical artist, and Atala, and her uncle was the journalist Jean-Baptiste Esménard. In addition to being painter, she was a musician and spoke several languages besides French, including English and Spanish. Esménard studied painting with Jean-François Gilles Colson , Jean-François Colson and Jean-Pierre Franque and miniature painting with Jean-François Hollier. She showed actively in the Salon (Paris) , Paris Salons from 1814 to 1851, exhibiting many portraits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
