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- catalog abstract "The life of Jeanne, Comtesse du Barry (1743-1793), incomparably beautiful grisette and courtesan, official mistress of an elderly and besotted king of France, can be regarded as a story of glamour, luxury, ardor, and loyalty, culminating in high tragedy, or as a cautionary tale of greed, arrogance, and endless pursuit of exquisite pleasures, inevitably ending in blood-drenched dust--depending on the eye of the beholder. In either case (or some of both), Joan Haslip has. Given us a wonderfully compelling and full-bodied view of her legendary subject. Born in a small town on the borders of Lorraine, the illegitimate daughter of a seamstress and a monk, Jeanne Becu rose from the demimonde to become for four years the uncrowned queen of France. The last of the French royal favorites, she was loved by Louis XV until his death in 1774. Although most courtiers and members of the royal family repudiated her, on certain occasions she was capable. Of great heroism and of intense loyalty to the same aristocracy who initially spurned her. Her charity to women in need was widely known. For all her humble origins she was a woman of refined taste--patroness of Greuze and Fragonard, Vernet and Vigee-Lebrun. Her jewels were among the most famous in Europe and ultimately became a cause of her tragic downfall. The story Joan Haslip has to tell vividly recaptures the charm, flavor, and decadence of the ancien regime and all. The drama and horrors of the Revolution and the Terror.".
- catalog contributor b3624240.
- catalog coverage "France Kings and rulers Mistresses Biography.".
- catalog coverage "France Kings and rulers Paramours Biography.".
- catalog created "1991.".
- catalog date "1991.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1991.".
- catalog description "Given us a wonderfully compelling and full-bodied view of her legendary subject. Born in a small town on the borders of Lorraine, the illegitimate daughter of a seamstress and a monk, Jeanne Becu rose from the demimonde to become for four years the uncrowned queen of France. The last of the French royal favorites, she was loved by Louis XV until his death in 1774. Although most courtiers and members of the royal family repudiated her, on certain occasions she was capable.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-203) and index.".
- catalog description "Of great heroism and of intense loyalty to the same aristocracy who initially spurned her. Her charity to women in need was widely known. For all her humble origins she was a woman of refined taste--patroness of Greuze and Fragonard, Vernet and Vigee-Lebrun. Her jewels were among the most famous in Europe and ultimately became a cause of her tragic downfall. The story Joan Haslip has to tell vividly recaptures the charm, flavor, and decadence of the ancien regime and all.".
- catalog description "The drama and horrors of the Revolution and the Terror.".
- catalog description "The life of Jeanne, Comtesse du Barry (1743-1793), incomparably beautiful grisette and courtesan, official mistress of an elderly and besotted king of France, can be regarded as a story of glamour, luxury, ardor, and loyalty, culminating in high tragedy, or as a cautionary tale of greed, arrogance, and endless pursuit of exquisite pleasures, inevitably ending in blood-drenched dust--depending on the eye of the beholder. In either case (or some of both), Joan Haslip has.".
- catalog extent "ix, 213 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0802112560 (acid-free paper):".
- catalog issued "1991.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Grove Weidenfeld,".
- catalog spatial "France Kings and rulers Mistresses Biography.".
- catalog spatial "France Kings and rulers Paramours Biography.".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "944/.034/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "DC135.D8 H35 1991".
- catalog subject "DC135.D8 H35 1992".
- catalog subject "Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse, 1743-1793.".
- catalog subject "Favorites, Royal France Biography.".
- catalog subject "Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774 Relations with women.".
- catalog title "Madame DuBarry : the wages of beauty / Joan Haslip.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".