| Surname | Constant, de | ||
| First Name | Rosalie-Marguerite | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva | ||
| Place of death | Geneva | ||
| Year of birth | 1758 | ||
| Year of death | 1834 | ||
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| Religion | Protestant | ||
| Place(s) of activity | Paris | ||
| Century | 18 | ||
| Biographical information | Daughter of Samuel de Constant de Rebecque and Charlotte Pictet. She had two brothers (Charles and Juste) and a sister, Lisette. After his wife's death her father married Louise-Catherine Gallatin. Their son, Jean-Victor, was born in 1773. Rosalie remained single. A great letter writer, she corresponded (among others) with her brother Charles and his cousin Benjamin. She spent most of her life making a painted herbarium of more than 1,200 species. | ||
| Title | Relation de Mon Voyage a Paris le 3 Decembre 1772 | ||
| Genre / Art |
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| Period writen | 3 December 1772 - 26 March 1773 | ||
| Period covered | 3 December 1772 - 26 March 1773 | ||
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | ||
| Physical description | Pocket book with strong cover, 11.7 x 17 cm, 165 p., 99 written pages |
| Content | Rosalie was fourteen when she wrote her travel diary. It begins with her journey from Geneva to Paris (alongside her grandmother and other members of her family). She describes the landscape as well as the people they met. Once in Paris she describes the places she visits (St. Denis, the Salpetriere, various castles and churches etc.) as well as the shops she frequents. She devotes many pages to Versailles where she saw the King. She concludes that he's hated by his subjects because of the money he lavishes on his mistress, Madame Du Barry. Rosalie also writes about social events such as balls, parties, the opera and plays. |
| Place of deposit | BGE |
| Classification | Ms suppl. 1483 |
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| Secondary litterature |
Achard Lucie, Rosalie de Constant, sa famille et ses amis 1758-1834, Genève : Ch. Eggimann, [1901-1902 ], 2 vol. |
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| Author | SMP |
