Annales de la vertu, ou, Cours d'histoire a l'usage des jeunes personnes
Dimensions
3 volumes; Height: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Department
The Libraries
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
D24 .G4 1781a
Art Historical Context
This elegant three-volume set, *Annales de la vertu, ou Cours d’histoire à l’usage des jeunes personnes*, was published in 1781 by the prolific French writer and educator Stéphanie Félicité, Comtesse de Genlis. Designed specifically for young readers, the work blends history with moral instruction, presenting exemplary lives and events as lessons in virtue—an approach that reflected the Enlightenment emphasis on education as a path to personal and civic improvement. Its compact size, just under seven inches tall, made the volumes easy for young hands to hold and carry, underscoring Genlis’s pr...
About the Artist
Mme. la comtesse de Genlis|Baudouin|M. Lambert ( |French| ) · |1750 | – |1850 |
|Paris|