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Luxury after the terror

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Abstract

"Explores the production, circulation, and survival of French luxury after the death of Louis XVI by focusing on makers of decorative art objects who had strong ties to the monarchy and how they navigated the French Revolution"--Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction -- Death and dispersal : the 1793-94 revolutionary auctions at Versailles -- Henry Auguste : precious metals in the age of terror -- Jean-Démosthène Dugourc : political fantasies of the Arabesque -- Aubert-Henri-Joseph Parent : carving in exile -- Alexandre Brongniart : fragile terrains -- Coda.

Publisher

  • Publication

    University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022]

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  • Period

    1700-1799

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  • ISBN

    • 9780271091617
    • 0271091614

Annotations / title notes

  • Notes

    Map on endpapers.

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