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The subject of John Singer Sargent's most famous painting was twenty-three-year-old New Orleans Creole Virginie Gautreau, who moved to Paris and quickly became the "it girl" of her day. A relative unknown at the time, Sargent won the commission to paint her; the two must have recognized in... read more
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- John Singer Sargent: Add a description of this character.
- Pozzi
- Amelie
- Arne
- Judith Gautier
- Louise Burckhardt
- Marie Virginie
- Madame Gautreau
- Pedro
- Carolus-duran
- Wagner
- Mary Sargent
- Isabella Stewart Gardner
- Henry James
- Julie
- Anatole Avegno
- Curtis
- Haussmann
- Rose
- Mrs. Edward Burckhardt
- Lily
- Sarah Bernhardt
- Gambetta
- Emily
- Olympia
- Albert De Belleroche
- Courtois
- Charles
- Therese
- Salle
- Valerie
- Ben Del Castillo
- Jean-bernard
- Vernon Lee
- Ludwig
First Sentence edit
Eighteen fifty-seven was a good year for Anatole Avegno and a great year for New Orleans.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Singer Sargent (Author)
- Deborah Davis
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 759.13
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