Juliette Récamier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Juliette Récamier

French salon-holder

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1777

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 11-May-1849

Profession: writer, socialite, salonnière

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Juliette Récamier

  • Jeanne Françoise Jullie Adélaïde Récamier (French pronunciation: ?[?an f??~swaz ?yli adela.id ?ekamje]; 3 December 1777 – 11 May 1849), known as Juliette (French pronunciation: ?[?ylj?t]), was a French socialite, whose salon drew Parisians from the leading literary and political circles of the early 19th century.
  • As an icon of neoclassicism, Récamier cultivated a public persona of herself as a great beauty and her fame quickly spread across Europe.
  • She befriended many intellectuals, sat for the finest artists of the age, and spurned an offer of marriage from Prince Augustus of Prussia.

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