| 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 | |
| Profession | ||
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Geneva, Lausanne | |
| Century | 18 / 19 | |
| 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 | Rosalie a Constance journal de ton absence 12 aout 1802 | |
| Genre / Art |
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| Period writen | 12 August 1802 - 22 April 1803 | |
| Period covered | 12 August 1802 - 22 April 1803 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | 2 notebooks with cover, 12.5 x 18 cm, 264 p. |
| Content |
This diary is part of a series of notebooks. In them are poems, various accounts and copies (or drafts) of letters and personal notes. The notebook bears the title Suite de souvenirs depuis le 1er janvier 1793 and begins with Folio 31v intended for her cousin and friend, Constance-Louise Cazenove d'Arlens (who had left with her family for a trip of several months). In return, Constance will send her own travel diary to Rosalie. Rosalie writes daily as time and health allow. She addresses her cousin directly and recounts her activities, visits and the conversations she's had. She devotes many passages to her evenings and makes a qualitative assessment of the society she keeps. She sometimes gives her impression of the people she's met. She also shares several confidences about her feelings for a certain activity or person. The diary ends the day before her cousin's return. |
| Place of deposit | BGE |
| Classification | ms suppl. 1487-1488 |
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Pascale Budry, Rosalie de Constant (1758-1834) "Journal de ton absence", 12 août 1802-22 avril 1803, ou l'intimité d'une aristocrate à Lausanne au début du XIXe siècle, mémoire de Licence, Lausanne, 2006, Partie 2. |
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| Author | SMP |
