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Description: | Born into privileged society in late-eighteenth century France, Louise Antoinette Laure de Berny (née Hinner, 1777-1836) was a godchild of Marie Antoinette and went on to marry a high-ranking official at the French court. Laure de Berny, as she was usually known, later became the mistress of the writer Honoré de Balzac, whose publishing business she subsidised. Balzac would describe her as 'a sort of visible divinity'. There is a strong facial resemblance to Laure de Berny as she was depicted by H. N. van Gorp (Institut de France), although the sitter is differently attired in that painting. | Subjects: | Laure) portrait (de Berny | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ Previously attributed to Gérard, François, Baron (French painter, 1770-1837) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8483... | Go to resource |
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