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The curious case of Louis-le-Grand
- December 11, 2021
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No CommentsWhat do Abbé de Bernis, Voltaire and Robert Damiens all have in common, as well as being characters in ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’? Well, all three either studied at, or were employed by, Louis-le-Grand, one of the most prestigious schools in Paris. De Bernis and Voltaire were students and Robert -
‘The Case of the Closely Watched Courtesans’
- August 28, 2021
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Fascinating review article on the relationship between the state and elite prostitutes in eighteenth-century Paris: ‘The Case of the Closely Watched Courtesans’. The painting above, which was chosen to illustrate the article, was a portrait of Marie-Louis O’Morphy, supposedly commissioned by Casanova. O’Morphy, who was to become one of Louis XV’s favourites, was discovered -
The day Robert Damiens tried to kill Louis XV
- August 21, 2021
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Two months after his escape from 'Il Piombi' Casanova arrives in Paris in the company of the family of Madame Riviere, on the day that Robert Damiens attempted to kill Louis XV. Here's his account of that day: We reached Paris on the 5th of January, 1757, and I went to the house of my
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