Author: Pierre Petit (Photo.).; Lemoine (Engraver)
Title: Saint-Marc Girardin. (B&W Engraving)
Description: Paris: Lemercier, [1800s]. Original B&W gravure. 14.75 x 10.25 inches. Good. Moderate foxing throughout. Signed in the plate. Scarce. Girardin was born in Paris. After a brilliant career at the University in the city, he began in 1828 to contribute to the journal de Debats, in which state he remained for nearly half a century. After the July revolution and the reign of Louis-Philippe as king of Frances liberal July monarchy, he was appointed Professor of history at the Sorbonne and master of requests in the Conseil dEtat. Soon after, he changed the Department of history for one of poetry, continuing to contribute political articles to the journal de Debats, and sits as a Deputy in the Chamber from 1835 to 1848. In 1833 he was charged with a mission to study German methods of teaching, and has published a report advocating the necessity of new methods and technical instructions. In 1844 he was elected a member of the French Academy. During the revolution of February 1848 Girardin was for a moment a Minister, but after the establishment of the second French Republic, he was not re-elected Deputy of the National Assembly. After the Franco-Prussian war, he was returned to the Assembly of Bordeaux in his old Department - Haute-Vienne. It Orleanists tendencies and their objections to the Third Republic were strong, and although he at first supported Adolphe Thiers, he afterwards became the leader of the opposition to the President. He died, however, in 1873 at Morsang-sur-Seine before they were actually removed from power. .
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Title: Saint-Marc Girardin. (B&W Engraving)
Description: Paris: Lemercier, [1800s]. Original B&W gravure. 14.75 x 10.25 inches. Good. Moderate foxing throughout. Signed in the plate. Scarce. Girardin was born in Paris. After a brilliant career at the University in the city, he began in 1828 to contribute to the journal de Debats, in which state he remained for nearly half a century. After the July revolution and the reign of Louis-Philippe as king of Frances liberal July monarchy, he was appointed Professor of history at the Sorbonne and master of requests in the Conseil dEtat. Soon after, he changed the Department of history for one of poetry, continuing to contribute political articles to the journal de Debats, and sits as a Deputy in the Chamber from 1835 to 1848. In 1833 he was charged with a mission to study German methods of teaching, and has published a report advocating the necessity of new methods and technical instructions. In 1844 he was elected a member of the French Academy. During the revolution of February 1848 Girardin was for a moment a Minister, but after the establishment of the second French Republic, he was not re-elected Deputy of the National Assembly. After the Franco-Prussian war, he was returned to the Assembly of Bordeaux in his old Department - Haute-Vienne. It Orleanists tendencies and their objections to the Third Republic were strong, and although he at first supported Adolphe Thiers, he afterwards became the leader of the opposition to the President. He died, however, in 1873 at Morsang-sur-Seine before they were actually removed from power. .
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Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 70-1479
- Book number: 70-1479
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