Pierre-Paul Prud'hon 1758-1823 2 -- Louis-Leopold Boilly 1761-1845 8 -- Francois, Baron Gerard 1770-1837 16 -- Antoine-Jean, Baron Gros 1771-1835 18 -- Pierre, Baron Guerin 1774-1833 20 -- ...

A fascinating look into the lives of iconic 19th-century women, comparing their idealized portraits to the candid reality of early photography. The article explores how art was used to shape public ...

Transitional tropes: the nature of life in European romantic thought -- "Unchanging but in form": the aesthetic episteme of Erasmus Darwin -- "Not without some repugnancy, and a fluctuating mind": ...