Mapping the Fantasy Figures
This map of Paris shows the location of
Jean Honoré Fragonard
Jean Honoré Fragonard lived in Apartment no. 18 in the Cour Carrée, Palais du Louvre, from 1765–1790.
Jean Honoré Fragonard, Self-portrait, smiling, ca. 1778–1780, Black chalk, 13 x 10.2 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris, Photo: © RMN-Grand Palais / Gérard Blot / Art Resource, NY
Jean-Claude Richard, abbé de Saint-Non and Louis Richard de La Bretèche
Brothers Louis Richard de La Bretèche and Jean-Claude Richard, abbé de Saint-Non, both lived in the faubourg Saint-Honoré in 1783.
[left] Abbé de Saint-Non, Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures, Paris. Photo: © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY, photographer Franck Raux
[right] M. de La Bretèche, Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures, Paris. Photo: © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY, photographer Franck Raux
Charles Paul Jérôme Bréa
,Charles Paul Jérôme Bréa lived on the Rue Neuve, Saint-Eustache Parish, circa 1769.
The Young Artist, Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures, Paris. Photo: © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY, photographer Franck Raux
Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy
Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy lived on the Rue des Vieilles Audriettes in 1787.
Mme Brillon, Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures, Paris. Photo: RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY, photographer Franck Raux
Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy
Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy lived on the Rue Pavée in 1767.
Mme Brillon, Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures, Paris. Photo: RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY, photographer Franck Raux
Gabriel Auguste Godefroy
Gabriel Auguste Godefroy lived in the Saint-Barthélémy Parish in 1769.
The Actor, Private collection
Marie Émilie Coignet de Courson
Marie Émilie Coignet de Courson lived in the Convent of Saint Joseph, on the Rue Saint-Dominique, circa 1769.
Woman with a Dog, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1937. Photo: © Metropolitan Museum of Art / Art Resource, NY
Anne Pauline Le Breton
Anne Pauline Le Breton lived on the Rue Saint-Hyacinthe in 1774.
The Singer, Private collection
Photo: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
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