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Jaques Necker (1732-1804), banker and statesman, Minister of Finance under Louis XVI.
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Jaques Necker (1732-1804), banker and statesman, Minister of Finance unde...

Portrait of Germaine Necker, Mme. de Stael, 1766-1817. Only child of Jacques Necker, last Minister of Finance before the Revolution, she became a literary light and leader of the Romantic movement. Oil on canvas
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Portrait of Germaine Necker, Mme. de Stael, 1766-1817. Only child of Jacques Ne...

Portrait of Germaine Necker, Mme. de Stael, as "Corinne", heroine of one of her novels. Child of Jaques Necker, pre-Revolution Minister of Finance, she became a literary light and leader of the Romantic movement. Painted in Coppet, 1807. Oil on wood.
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Portrait of Germaine Necker, Mme. de Stael, as "Corinne", heroine of on...

Mme. de Stael's salon in her Chateau in Coppet, Switzerland. It was a meeting place for writers and poets opposed to Napoleon.
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Mme. de Stael's salon in her Chateau in Coppet, Switzerland. It was a me...

Chateau de Coppet; bedroom of Mme. de Stael, famous writer and political opponent of Napoleon I.
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Chateau de Coppet; bedroom of Mme. de Stael, famous writer and political opp...

Chateau de Coppet,Switzerland, Mme. de Stael's home. Room Mme.Recamier used when staying with her friend. Sculpture: a portrait bust of Mme.de Stael.
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Chateau de Coppet,Switzerland, Mme. de Stael's home. Room Mme.Recamier used w...