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The Salon of 1761 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris. Staged during the reign of Louis XV and at a time when the Seven Years' War against Britain and Prussia was at its height, it reflected the taste of the Ancien régime during the mid-eighteenth century. The biannual Salon was organised by the Académie Royale.
Charles-Guillaume Alexandre – George et Georgette; Johann Christian Bach – Catone in Utica, W.G 2; Pasquale Cafaro – Ipermestra (revised version, premiered Dec. 26 in Naples)
The Village Bride (French: L'Accordée de Village) is a painting by the French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze, created in 1761. It is now in the Louvre, in Paris. The work was first exhibited at the Salon of 1761, where it was unanimously praised by the critics, notably by Diderot. It was the first example of the 'moral painting' genre, to which ...
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In 1761, she published a pamphlet, A Letter from Miss F—d to a Person of Distinction, defending her position. [6] This in turn provoked a pamphlet from the Earl, A Letter to Miss F–d. [ 7 ] The brief pamphlet war between them differed in subject and tone from others conducted in that era.
It was first performed on 27 February 1761 at Drury Lane Theatre. It depicts the story of Judith, taken from the Book of Judith of the Old Testament. It was first published in 1761 and republished with edits in 1764. [1] The piece is divided into three acts, with a total of 28 movements including nine choruses, two duets, an overture, and 16 ...
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James Macpherson, "translator" – Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books, together with Several Other Poems composed by Ossian, the Son of Fingal, translated from the Gaelic Language [3] Diego de Torres Villarroel – Poesías sagradas y profanas