Elle pensait comme un homme et sentait comme une femme
Hortense Lacroix Cornu (1809-1875) and the Musee des Antiquites Nationales de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14904183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bonnie Effros (0000-0002-9568-0277, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-43 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of Collections (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6650 • E-ISSN: 1477-8564 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jhc/fhq044 |
| OpenAlex | W2122746536 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 2 |
This essay examines the contributions of Mme Hortense Lacroix Cornu to national archaeological projects in France during the reign of Napoleon III (Emperor 1852-1870). Cornu, whose mother had been a lady-in-waiting to Queen Hortense, knew Louis-Napoleon from early childhood. During his reign, Napoleon III respected Cornu for her loyalty and scholarship, and they shared mutual interests in history and archaeology. He followed many of her recommendations at court: at her prodding, he appointed Alfred Maury, Léon Renier, Victor Duruy, and Ernest Renan to his administration. Although her support for archaeological undertakings has largely been overlooked due to the unofficial capacity in which she operated, Cornu played a central role in the purchase of the Campana Collection (1861), the foundation of the shortlived Musée Napoléon III (1862), and the creation of the Musée de Saint-Germain (1862). While Napoleon III had long supported Gallo-Roman archaeology, Cornu's timely interventions ensured the allocation of sufficient resources to these institutions.
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Emperor · Humanities · Political science · Queen (butterfly) · Reign · SAINT · Decadence, Literature, and Society · History · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Philosophy and Social Theory
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |