Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff

To see the exhibition of the painter Raffaëlli,1 then to the maréchale's.

# Vendredi 21 mars 1884

Raffaëlli! Astonishing. That is true Impressionism.

Raffaelli!, épatant. Voilà le vrai impressionnisme.

Notes

Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850–1924): painter and printmaker celebrated for his scenes of Parisian suburban and working-class life; he exhibited with the Impressionists in 1880 and 1881.