Les Mirlitons

Also known as: Les Mirlitons

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Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-01-23 Diary Coverage: Up to 1881-02-07

An art gallery or exhibition space in Paris where contemporary art was displayed in the early 1880s. Marie visits on February 7, 1881, to see portraits by Carolus-Duran and Bastien-Lepage.

Diary References

  • February 7, 1881: Marie visits with Villevieille and Brisbane to see portraits, including Carolus-Duran's masterpiece of a woman with a little girl in red, and Bastien-Lepage's portrait of the Prince of Wales

Notable Exhibitions

  • Carolus-Duran: Portrait of woman alone (older, made-up) in plum-colored Louis XIII dress
  • Carolus-Duran: Woman with child in red
  • Bastien-Lepage: Portrait of Prince of Wales in Henri VII costume with Thames and English fleet background
  • Saint-Marceaux: Terra cotta sculpture

Notes

Further research needed on the exact location and nature of this gallery.

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