Germaine de Staël (Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein) (1766-1817), known as Madame de Staël. French-Swiss philosopher, woman of letters and political theorist. Famous for her literary salon in Paris. Portrait. Engraving by Huyot after François Gérard (1770-1837), 1817-1818. "Directoire, Consulat et Empire. Moeurs et usages, lettres, sciences et arts. France, 1795-1815" (Directory, Consulate and the Empire of France. Customs and traditions, letters, sciences and arts. France, 1795-1815), by Paul Lacroix. Published in Paris, 1884.
Germaine de Staël (Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein) (1766-1817), known as Madame de Staël. French-Swiss philosopher, woman of letters and political theorist. Famous for her literary salon in Paris. Portrait. Engraving by Huyot after François Gérard (1770-1837), 1817-1818. "Directoire, Consulat et Empire. Moeurs et usages, lettres, sciences et arts. France, 1795-1815" (Directory, Consulate and the Empire of France. Customs and traditions, letters, sciences and arts. France, 1795-1815), by Paul Lacroix. Published in Paris, 1884.