Marguerite Émilie Félecité Chalgrin | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | Marguerite Émilie Félecité Vernet 20 July 1760 |
Died | 24 June 1794 | (aged 33)
Resting place | Cimetière de Verdelais |
Known for | Painting, printmaking, drawing |
Spouse |
Marguerite Émilie Félecité Chalgrin (7 July 1760 – 20 June 1794) was an aristocratic French painter who was executed by guillotine in 1794. [1] [2] [3]
Chalgrin is the daughter of French painter Claude-Joseph Vernet and Virginia Parker. [4] [5]
In 1776, she married the architect Jean-François Chalgrin, who won the Prix de Rome in 1758. Claude Joseph Vernet gave his daughter a dowry of 40,000 francs and gyave his son-in-law the painting Les Cascatelles de Tivoli. [6]
In 1777, Chalgrin gave birth to a daughter, Louise-Josèphe. However, her marriage was not harmonious, and in 1782 Jean-François Chalgrin abandoned his family. [7]
From 1790, Chalgrin had a relationship with Baron Antoine Pierre Piscatory (1760–1852).
During the Revolution, Émilie took refuge with her friend Rosalie Filleul at the Hôtel de Travers, located rue Bois-Le-Vent, in Passy, near the Château de la Muette.
During the Terror, Rosalie committed the imprudence of entrusting a junk dealer with several pieces of furniture from the Château de la Muette, unaware that they bore the royal mark.[ citation needed]
Marguerite was denounced to the General Security Committee and, caught red-handed at her second-hand dealer, was accused of complicity in theft and concealment of objects belonging to the Republic. A candle bearing the stamp was found in her house of Provence, worth 20 pounds. [ citation needed]
She was accused of "burning the candles of the nation," found guilty, and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal. She was guillotined in the Place du Trône-Renversé on 24 June 1794, three days before the wedding of her daughter Louise-Josèphe.
Marguerite Émilie Félecité Chalgrin | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Born | Marguerite Émilie Félecité Vernet 20 July 1760 |
Died | 24 June 1794 | (aged 33)
Resting place | Cimetière de Verdelais |
Known for | Painting, printmaking, drawing |
Spouse |
Marguerite Émilie Félecité Chalgrin (7 July 1760 – 20 June 1794) was an aristocratic French painter who was executed by guillotine in 1794. [1] [2] [3]
Chalgrin is the daughter of French painter Claude-Joseph Vernet and Virginia Parker. [4] [5]
In 1776, she married the architect Jean-François Chalgrin, who won the Prix de Rome in 1758. Claude Joseph Vernet gave his daughter a dowry of 40,000 francs and gyave his son-in-law the painting Les Cascatelles de Tivoli. [6]
In 1777, Chalgrin gave birth to a daughter, Louise-Josèphe. However, her marriage was not harmonious, and in 1782 Jean-François Chalgrin abandoned his family. [7]
From 1790, Chalgrin had a relationship with Baron Antoine Pierre Piscatory (1760–1852).
During the Revolution, Émilie took refuge with her friend Rosalie Filleul at the Hôtel de Travers, located rue Bois-Le-Vent, in Passy, near the Château de la Muette.
During the Terror, Rosalie committed the imprudence of entrusting a junk dealer with several pieces of furniture from the Château de la Muette, unaware that they bore the royal mark.[ citation needed]
Marguerite was denounced to the General Security Committee and, caught red-handed at her second-hand dealer, was accused of complicity in theft and concealment of objects belonging to the Republic. A candle bearing the stamp was found in her house of Provence, worth 20 pounds. [ citation needed]
She was accused of "burning the candles of the nation," found guilty, and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal. She was guillotined in the Place du Trône-Renversé on 24 June 1794, three days before the wedding of her daughter Louise-Josèphe.