Series I contains approximately a thousand letters, primarily personal correspondence among members of Louisa Siefert's family. The majority of the letters are between Siefert and her sister, Clemy (Siefert) Bost, and between Siefert and her mother, Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. These letters mainly document social and personal activities, such as news of Clemy's husband and children and the health of their mother. Many of Louisa Siefert's letters to her sister describe her own ailing health and advancing tuberculosis, and her doctors' advice. Letters to Siefert's mother also describe the dinners Siefert attends; visits with acquaintances, including Victor Hugo, Charles Blanc, and Paul Chenevard; and operas she sees. Other correspondents in the collection include Siefert's friends such as Charles Asselineau, Chenevard, and Emmanuel des Essarts; admirers of her poetry; the Journal de Lyon concerning her publications; and family members to each other after her death. Also in the collection are Siefert's wedding announcement and death notice; several accounts and receipts; and a manuscript, with numerous corrections, of Adele-Adrienne Siefert's memoirs of her daughter, Series II contains eight volumes of poetry, primarily in Siefert's hand. Two volumes contain collections of other poets' works, one of which includes, dos-a-dos, a juvenile play by Siefert titled En Automne. Other volumes include a set of notes taken during a course on French poetry taught by Charles Asselineau, and four collections of original poetry dated between 1865 and 1872, which include many sentimental or dedicatory poems to friends and family members. The original poems are annotated with the dates of their composition, and occasionally with publication information; and laid in a volume titled Poems d'amour are two pages of comments on the poems in Asselineau's hand. Also included in the collection is a volume of reviews of Siefert's works, copied in her hand, and Series III contains an album with 120 black-and-white photographic prints, as well as a small number of reproductions, mounted on 30 pages. The majority of the images depict members of the Siefert family, including six portraits of Louisa; friends, including Victor Hugo and other writers with whom Louisa was linked; and other well-known figures. A small number of landscapes are also present. Approximately eighty-five images include penciled captions identifying the subjects, in two different hands. One of the portraits of Victor Hugo has been inscribed to Siefert
Description:
Louisa Siefert (1845-1877), poet, was raised in Lyon as a Protestant by her parents Henry Siefert, vice-consul to Portugal, and Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. Her first book of poems, Rayons perdus, was published in 1868 to great acclaim; other collections published during her lifetime include L'Année républicaine (1869); Les Stoïques (1870); Les Saintes Colères (1871); and Comédies romanesques (1872); as well as a novel, Méline (1875). Through her friendship with Charles Asselineau, she became well acquainted with other literary and artistic figures, including Victor Hugo, Emile Deschamps, Charles Baudelaire, and Paul Chenavard. In 1876, she married Jocelyn Pene, secretary to Emilio Castelar; a year later, she died of tuberculosis in Pau, France. After her death, her mother published Souvenirs, Poésies inédites. and In French.
Subject (Geographic):
France and France.
Subject (Name):
Asselineau, Charles, 1820-1874, Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882., Castelar, Emilio, 1832-1899, Chenavard, Paul Marc Joseph, 1807-1895., Des Essarts, Alfred Emmanuel Langlois, 1839-1909, Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885, Siefert, Louisa, 1845-1877, and Siefert family
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Authors, French, French literature, French poetry, Romanticism, Sentimentalism in literature, Tuberculosis, and Social life and customs
Series I contains approximately a thousand letters, primarily personal correspondence among members of Louisa Siefert's family. The majority of the letters are between Siefert and her sister, Clemy (Siefert) Bost, and between Siefert and her mother, Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. These letters mainly document social and personal activities, such as news of Clemy's husband and children and the health of their mother. Many of Louisa Siefert's letters to her sister describe her own ailing health and advancing tuberculosis, and her doctors' advice. Letters to Siefert's mother also describe the dinners Siefert attends; visits with acquaintances, including Victor Hugo, Charles Blanc, and Paul Chenevard; and operas she sees. Other correspondents in the collection include Siefert's friends such as Charles Asselineau, Chenevard, and Emmanuel des Essarts; admirers of her poetry; the Journal de Lyon concerning her publications; and family members to each other after her death. Also in the collection are Siefert's wedding announcement and death notice; several accounts and receipts; and a manuscript, with numerous corrections, of Adele-Adrienne Siefert's memoirs of her daughter, Series II contains eight volumes of poetry, primarily in Siefert's hand. Two volumes contain collections of other poets' works, one of which includes, dos-a-dos, a juvenile play by Siefert titled En Automne. Other volumes include a set of notes taken during a course on French poetry taught by Charles Asselineau, and four collections of original poetry dated between 1865 and 1872, which include many sentimental or dedicatory poems to friends and family members. The original poems are annotated with the dates of their composition, and occasionally with publication information; and laid in a volume titled Poems d'amour are two pages of comments on the poems in Asselineau's hand. Also included in the collection is a volume of reviews of Siefert's works, copied in her hand, and Series III contains an album with 120 black-and-white photographic prints, as well as a small number of reproductions, mounted on 30 pages. The majority of the images depict members of the Siefert family, including six portraits of Louisa; friends, including Victor Hugo and other writers with whom Louisa was linked; and other well-known figures. A small number of landscapes are also present. Approximately eighty-five images include penciled captions identifying the subjects, in two different hands. One of the portraits of Victor Hugo has been inscribed to Siefert
Description:
Louisa Siefert (1845-1877), poet, was raised in Lyon as a Protestant by her parents Henry Siefert, vice-consul to Portugal, and Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. Her first book of poems, Rayons perdus, was published in 1868 to great acclaim; other collections published during her lifetime include L'Année républicaine (1869); Les Stoïques (1870); Les Saintes Colères (1871); and Comédies romanesques (1872); as well as a novel, Méline (1875). Through her friendship with Charles Asselineau, she became well acquainted with other literary and artistic figures, including Victor Hugo, Emile Deschamps, Charles Baudelaire, and Paul Chenavard. In 1876, she married Jocelyn Pene, secretary to Emilio Castelar; a year later, she died of tuberculosis in Pau, France. After her death, her mother published Souvenirs, Poésies inédites. and In French.
Subject (Geographic):
France and France.
Subject (Name):
Asselineau, Charles, 1820-1874, Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882., Castelar, Emilio, 1832-1899, Chenavard, Paul Marc Joseph, 1807-1895., Des Essarts, Alfred Emmanuel Langlois, 1839-1909, Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885, Siefert, Louisa, 1845-1877, and Siefert family
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Authors, French, French literature, French poetry, Romanticism, Sentimentalism in literature, Tuberculosis, and Social life and customs
Series I contains approximately a thousand letters, primarily personal correspondence among members of Louisa Siefert's family. The majority of the letters are between Siefert and her sister, Clemy (Siefert) Bost, and between Siefert and her mother, Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. These letters mainly document social and personal activities, such as news of Clemy's husband and children and the health of their mother. Many of Louisa Siefert's letters to her sister describe her own ailing health and advancing tuberculosis, and her doctors' advice. Letters to Siefert's mother also describe the dinners Siefert attends; visits with acquaintances, including Victor Hugo, Charles Blanc, and Paul Chenevard; and operas she sees. Other correspondents in the collection include Siefert's friends such as Charles Asselineau, Chenevard, and Emmanuel des Essarts; admirers of her poetry; the Journal de Lyon concerning her publications; and family members to each other after her death. Also in the collection are Siefert's wedding announcement and death notice; several accounts and receipts; and a manuscript, with numerous corrections, of Adele-Adrienne Siefert's memoirs of her daughter, Series II contains eight volumes of poetry, primarily in Siefert's hand. Two volumes contain collections of other poets' works, one of which includes, dos-a-dos, a juvenile play by Siefert titled En Automne. Other volumes include a set of notes taken during a course on French poetry taught by Charles Asselineau, and four collections of original poetry dated between 1865 and 1872, which include many sentimental or dedicatory poems to friends and family members. The original poems are annotated with the dates of their composition, and occasionally with publication information; and laid in a volume titled Poems d'amour are two pages of comments on the poems in Asselineau's hand. Also included in the collection is a volume of reviews of Siefert's works, copied in her hand, and Series III contains an album with 120 black-and-white photographic prints, as well as a small number of reproductions, mounted on 30 pages. The majority of the images depict members of the Siefert family, including six portraits of Louisa; friends, including Victor Hugo and other writers with whom Louisa was linked; and other well-known figures. A small number of landscapes are also present. Approximately eighty-five images include penciled captions identifying the subjects, in two different hands. One of the portraits of Victor Hugo has been inscribed to Siefert
Description:
Louisa Siefert (1845-1877), poet, was raised in Lyon as a Protestant by her parents Henry Siefert, vice-consul to Portugal, and Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. Her first book of poems, Rayons perdus, was published in 1868 to great acclaim; other collections published during her lifetime include L'Année républicaine (1869); Les Stoïques (1870); Les Saintes Colères (1871); and Comédies romanesques (1872); as well as a novel, Méline (1875). Through her friendship with Charles Asselineau, she became well acquainted with other literary and artistic figures, including Victor Hugo, Emile Deschamps, Charles Baudelaire, and Paul Chenavard. In 1876, she married Jocelyn Pene, secretary to Emilio Castelar; a year later, she died of tuberculosis in Pau, France. After her death, her mother published Souvenirs, Poésies inédites. and In French.
Subject (Geographic):
France and France.
Subject (Name):
Asselineau, Charles, 1820-1874, Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882., Castelar, Emilio, 1832-1899, Chenavard, Paul Marc Joseph, 1807-1895., Des Essarts, Alfred Emmanuel Langlois, 1839-1909, Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885, Siefert, Louisa, 1845-1877, and Siefert family
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Authors, French, French literature, French poetry, Romanticism, Sentimentalism in literature, Tuberculosis, and Social life and customs
Series I contains approximately a thousand letters, primarily personal correspondence among members of Louisa Siefert's family. The majority of the letters are between Siefert and her sister, Clemy (Siefert) Bost, and between Siefert and her mother, Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. These letters mainly document social and personal activities, such as news of Clemy's husband and children and the health of their mother. Many of Louisa Siefert's letters to her sister describe her own ailing health and advancing tuberculosis, and her doctors' advice. Letters to Siefert's mother also describe the dinners Siefert attends; visits with acquaintances, including Victor Hugo, Charles Blanc, and Paul Chenevard; and operas she sees. Other correspondents in the collection include Siefert's friends such as Charles Asselineau, Chenevard, and Emmanuel des Essarts; admirers of her poetry; the Journal de Lyon concerning her publications; and family members to each other after her death. Also in the collection are Siefert's wedding announcement and death notice; several accounts and receipts; and a manuscript, with numerous corrections, of Adele-Adrienne Siefert's memoirs of her daughter, Series II contains eight volumes of poetry, primarily in Siefert's hand. Two volumes contain collections of other poets' works, one of which includes, dos-a-dos, a juvenile play by Siefert titled En Automne. Other volumes include a set of notes taken during a course on French poetry taught by Charles Asselineau, and four collections of original poetry dated between 1865 and 1872, which include many sentimental or dedicatory poems to friends and family members. The original poems are annotated with the dates of their composition, and occasionally with publication information; and laid in a volume titled Poems d'amour are two pages of comments on the poems in Asselineau's hand. Also included in the collection is a volume of reviews of Siefert's works, copied in her hand, and Series III contains an album with 120 black-and-white photographic prints, as well as a small number of reproductions, mounted on 30 pages. The majority of the images depict members of the Siefert family, including six portraits of Louisa; friends, including Victor Hugo and other writers with whom Louisa was linked; and other well-known figures. A small number of landscapes are also present. Approximately eighty-five images include penciled captions identifying the subjects, in two different hands. One of the portraits of Victor Hugo has been inscribed to Siefert
Description:
Louisa Siefert (1845-1877), poet, was raised in Lyon as a Protestant by her parents Henry Siefert, vice-consul to Portugal, and Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. Her first book of poems, Rayons perdus, was published in 1868 to great acclaim; other collections published during her lifetime include L'Année républicaine (1869); Les Stoïques (1870); Les Saintes Colères (1871); and Comédies romanesques (1872); as well as a novel, Méline (1875). Through her friendship with Charles Asselineau, she became well acquainted with other literary and artistic figures, including Victor Hugo, Emile Deschamps, Charles Baudelaire, and Paul Chenavard. In 1876, she married Jocelyn Pene, secretary to Emilio Castelar; a year later, she died of tuberculosis in Pau, France. After her death, her mother published Souvenirs, Poésies inédites. and In French.
Subject (Geographic):
France and France.
Subject (Name):
Asselineau, Charles, 1820-1874, Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882., Castelar, Emilio, 1832-1899, Chenavard, Paul Marc Joseph, 1807-1895., Des Essarts, Alfred Emmanuel Langlois, 1839-1909, Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885, Siefert, Louisa, 1845-1877, and Siefert family
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Authors, French, French literature, French poetry, Romanticism, Sentimentalism in literature, Tuberculosis, and Social life and customs
Series I contains approximately a thousand letters, primarily personal correspondence among members of Louisa Siefert's family. The majority of the letters are between Siefert and her sister, Clemy (Siefert) Bost, and between Siefert and her mother, Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. These letters mainly document social and personal activities, such as news of Clemy's husband and children and the health of their mother. Many of Louisa Siefert's letters to her sister describe her own ailing health and advancing tuberculosis, and her doctors' advice. Letters to Siefert's mother also describe the dinners Siefert attends; visits with acquaintances, including Victor Hugo, Charles Blanc, and Paul Chenevard; and operas she sees. Other correspondents in the collection include Siefert's friends such as Charles Asselineau, Chenevard, and Emmanuel des Essarts; admirers of her poetry; the Journal de Lyon concerning her publications; and family members to each other after her death. Also in the collection are Siefert's wedding announcement and death notice; several accounts and receipts; and a manuscript, with numerous corrections, of Adele-Adrienne Siefert's memoirs of her daughter, Series II contains eight volumes of poetry, primarily in Siefert's hand. Two volumes contain collections of other poets' works, one of which includes, dos-a-dos, a juvenile play by Siefert titled En Automne. Other volumes include a set of notes taken during a course on French poetry taught by Charles Asselineau, and four collections of original poetry dated between 1865 and 1872, which include many sentimental or dedicatory poems to friends and family members. The original poems are annotated with the dates of their composition, and occasionally with publication information; and laid in a volume titled Poems d'amour are two pages of comments on the poems in Asselineau's hand. Also included in the collection is a volume of reviews of Siefert's works, copied in her hand, and Series III contains an album with 120 black-and-white photographic prints, as well as a small number of reproductions, mounted on 30 pages. The majority of the images depict members of the Siefert family, including six portraits of Louisa; friends, including Victor Hugo and other writers with whom Louisa was linked; and other well-known figures. A small number of landscapes are also present. Approximately eighty-five images include penciled captions identifying the subjects, in two different hands. One of the portraits of Victor Hugo has been inscribed to Siefert
Description:
Louisa Siefert (1845-1877), poet, was raised in Lyon as a Protestant by her parents Henry Siefert, vice-consul to Portugal, and Adele-Adrienne (Belz) Siefert. Her first book of poems, Rayons perdus, was published in 1868 to great acclaim; other collections published during her lifetime include L'Année républicaine (1869); Les Stoïques (1870); Les Saintes Colères (1871); and Comédies romanesques (1872); as well as a novel, Méline (1875). Through her friendship with Charles Asselineau, she became well acquainted with other literary and artistic figures, including Victor Hugo, Emile Deschamps, Charles Baudelaire, and Paul Chenavard. In 1876, she married Jocelyn Pene, secretary to Emilio Castelar; a year later, she died of tuberculosis in Pau, France. After her death, her mother published Souvenirs, Poésies inédites. and In French.
Subject (Geographic):
France and France.
Subject (Name):
Asselineau, Charles, 1820-1874, Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882., Castelar, Emilio, 1832-1899, Chenavard, Paul Marc Joseph, 1807-1895., Des Essarts, Alfred Emmanuel Langlois, 1839-1909, Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885, Siefert, Louisa, 1845-1877, and Siefert family
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Authors, French, French literature, French poetry, Romanticism, Sentimentalism in literature, Tuberculosis, and Social life and customs
First image, 'Painting after life' shows a skeleton (death) seated before an easel painting a portrait of the obese old man seated opposite and holding a cane. The subject is seated against a blank screen; a portfolio of other works is leaning against the screen. Beside the 'artist' is a box of paints and artist supplies and Second image, 'Death staring shipwrecked sailors in the face!!!', shows a skeleton (right) seated on a rock with his head resting in his hands, elbows on his knees as he stares at two shipwrecked sailors (left) on a beach
Alternative Title:
Death staring shipwrecked sailors in the face!!!
Description:
Each print titled below., Lewis Walpole Library: On the verso: an autograph letter from Ebenezer Gerard in Liverpool to Samuel Taylor Liverpool, dated 1826 February 5, in reference to "Prose by a poet" (by Montgomery James) which he compares to his own efforts since his illness, with the address incorporating watercolor and rebus material., Painting after life referencing Hogarth?, and For further information, consult library staff.
