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Senatus–consultum organizes the imperial nobility. March 1, 1808
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Second Treaty of Paris; France is now reduced to its 1790 frontiers. November 20, 1815
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Second Assembly of Notables (dissolved 12 December 1788). October 5, 1788
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Scene of Directory Life, Men and Women from L’Optique du Jour, ou le foyer de Montansier 1798-1799
After Jacobin control faded, with its repression of exuberant social life as well as political diversity, the following years saw a rebirth of open pleasures. This image focuses on fashionable men and women enjoying the good life. Some contemporaries…
Saucière with Phrygian Bonnet
The Phrygian cap seems to be everywhere during the Revolution.