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Avenue of Chestnut Trees by Sisley
An 1865 oil on canvas, Avenue of Chestnut Trees at La Celle Siant-Cloud, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. Painted in the forests west of Paris. (Petit Palais, Paris)
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August Decrees
The National Assembly abandons its privileges during a session on the night of 4 August 1789, leading to the August Decrees that abolished feudalism in France. Engraving by Charles Monnet and Isidore-Stanislas Helman, c. 1789. Bibliothèque...
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The Abolition of Privileges, 4 August 1789
Bronze relief depicting the abolition of privileges before the August Decrees dismantled feudalism in France. Monument to the Republic, engraved by Leopold Morice, 1883.
Place de la République, Paris.
Photograph by Jebulon, April 2011.
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Girl in a Large Hat by Cassatt
A c. 1908 pastel on paper, Girl in a Large Hat, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Private Collection)
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A Woman and a Girl Driving by Cassatt
An 1881 oil on canvas, A Woman and a Girl Driving, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Cassatt here captures an outing to the Bois de Boulogne, then on the outskirts of Paris. (Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA)
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Portrait of Alexander Cassatt by Cassatt
A c. 1880 oil on canvas, Portrait of Alexander Cassatt, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Alexander Cassatt, the artist's brother, was President of the Pennsylvania Railroad. (Private Collection)
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Lilacs in a Window by Cassatt
A c. 1880 oil on canvas, Lilacs in a Window, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. A rare still life from the artist. (Private Collection)
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Summertime by Cassatt
An 1894 oil on canvas, Summertime, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Here Cassatt uses her impressionist skills to catch the effects of light on the water. (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville...
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On the Balcony by Cassatt
An 1872 oil on canvas, On the Balcony, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Spanish themes in French art were very much in vogue in this period. This work was painted in Seville. (Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA)
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Woman Bathing by Cassatt
An 1891 colour print, Woman Bathing, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Cassatt, along with several other impressionists, took a keen interest in colour printing. This work is a combination of drypoint, soft-ground...
