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The Countess of Balbi sitting at the pianoforte, by Nicolas Le François, 1788.<br/> © madd Bordeaux - Maurice Aeschimann

object n°23

Portrait of the Countess of Balbi at the piano by Nicolas Le François

Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1958 - Inv 58.1.6210

This miniature on ivory by Nicolas Le François, painted in 1788, shows Anne-Jacobé de Caumont La Force, Countess of Balbi, sitting at her pianoforte. Lady-in-waiting of the Countess of Provence and favourite of the future Louis XVIII, she is one of the famous characters of the revolutionary period...

object n°23 (pdf)

previous objects of the month

object n°35

Musical monkeys from the Meissen factory

Gift of Edouard Evrard de Fayolle, 1911 - Inv 4759 & Inv 4760

object n°34

"Corner of a Living room " by Félix Carme

Gift in memory of Léon Gaspart, 1997 - Inv 97.2.7

object n°33

A clock by Le Moyne

Bequest from Pierre de Giouetti, 1985 - Inv 85.2.8

object n°32

Yalacta 4 yogurt maker

Deposit of Professor Robert Coustet, 2009 - D 2009.4.26

object n°31

Commode-secretary in drawer

Bequest from Georges Périé, 1945 - Inv 78 23

object n°30

Vase from the ceramic production factory C.A.B

Deposit of Professor Robert Coustet, 2014 - D 2014.1.15

object n°29

Pope Pius VI Slipper

Bequest of Pierre-Eymeric de Pelleport-Burète , 1932 - Inv 11271

object n°28

Proust armchair from Alessandro Mendini

Gift of the Cappellini Company, 2013

object n°27

The mother-of-pearl fan of Marie-Caroline, Duchess of Berry

Bequest from Raymond Jeanvrot, 1966 - Inv 66.1.312

object n°26

Parody of Count of Chambord's autopsy

Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1958 - Inv 58.1.10640

object n°25

The Comte de Marcellus' silver toilet set

Gift of the Countess of Marcellus, 1955 - Inv 55.4.1 to 55.4.9

object n°24

The enamel painted glasses of Alphonse Giboin

Purchase by the City of Bordeaux, 1974 - Inv 74.3.3 / Gift of Edouard Bonie, 1894 - Inv 73.1.88 / Purchase by the City of Bordeaux, 1993 - Inv 93.3.4 / Gift of the Association of Friends of the Hôtel de Lalande, 1992 - Inv 92.2.6