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Description: | François Josephe Kinsoen's portrait of Anne Francoise Hippolyte Boutet (1779-1847) exemplifies the evolution in the artist's style from the heroic tone of the Napoleonic period to the easy elegance demanded by the Parisian bourgeoisie after the Bourbon restoration. Although Boutet built her reputation as an actress in comic roles within the tradition of French Classicism, her career took an unexpected turn in 1830 when she accepted the role of Doña Sol in Victor Hugo's romantic play Hernani. Here Kinsoen followed the established portrait type employed to represent other fashionable salonnières, hostesses of Parisian literary salons, such as Madame de Staël. | Subjects: | Anne Francoise Hippolyte) portrait (Boutet | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Kinsoen, Francois Josephe (Belgian artist, 1771-1839) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9016... | Go to resource |
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