In the Salon of Madame Geoffrin in 1755
1812 · Château du Malmaison, Rueil
genreMany of the important personages of the period assembled in the salon of Madame Geoffrin around a bust of Voltaire. The salons, places of conversations in sophisticated social circles in Paris and the provinces, played an important role in 18th-century cultural life. Artistic undertakings, problems of decoration, and literary endeavours all became topics in the salons.
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