Place Vendôme in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Madame Geoffrin
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
1. Madame Geoffrin Marker
Dans cet hotel
Madame Geoffrin
tint son célèbre salon littéraire
qui fut appelé
le Royaume de la Rue St. Honoré
1713 – 1773
In this building Madame Geoffrin held held her famous literary salon which was called the “Kingdom of Rue St. Honoré”, 1713 – 1773
Erected by Ville de Paris.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is October 6, 1777.
Location. 48° 52.043′ N, 2° 19.613′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Place Vendôme. It is on Rue Saint-Honoré, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 374 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, Île-de-France 75001, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henry Dupuy de Lôme (here, next to this marker); Church / Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Cour des Comptes / Court of Accounts (about 120 meters away); Embassy of Texas (about 150 meters away); La Colonne Vendôme (about 180 meters away); Frederic-François Chopin
this page online
Also see . . . Marie Thérèse Geoffrin (Wikipedia).
Overview: Marie Thérèse Geoffrin (née Rodet; 26 June 1699 – 6 October 1777) was a French salon holder who has been referred to as one of the leading female figures in the French Enlightenment. From 1750 to 1777, Madame Geoffrin played host to many of the most influential Philosophes and Encyclopédistes of her time. Her association with several prominent dignitaries and public figures from across Europe has earned Madame Geoffrin international recognition….(Submitted on January 20, 2024.)
Madame Geoffrin and the salons: Madame Geoffrin's popularity in the mid-eighteenth century came during a time where the center of social life was beginning to move away from the French court and toward the salons of Paris. Instead of the earlier, seventeenth-century salons of the high nobility, Madame Geoffrin's salon catered generally to a more philosophical crowd of the Enlightenment period. Goodman, in "Enlightenment Salons," writes, "In the eighteenth century, under the guidance of Madame Geoffrin, Julie de Lespinasse, and Suzanne Necker, the salon was transformed from a noble, leisure institution into an institution of the Enlightenment."…
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
2. Madame Geoffrin Marker - wide view
The subject marker is the upper of the two visible here.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
3. Madame Geoffrin Marker - wider view
Photographed by Anicet Charles Gabriel Lemonnier (via Wikimedia Commons), 1755
4. In the Salon of Madame Geoffrin in 1755
Reading of Voltaire's L'Orphelin de la Chine (a tragedy about Ghengis Khan and his sons, published in 1755), in the salon of Madame Geoffrin (Malmaison, 1812). Oil on canvas. Château de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison, France. The picture shows a gathering of distinguished guests in the drawing-room of French hostess Marie-Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin (1699-1777) who is seated on the right. Artistic license has been taken, both in terms of the number of attendees, and who could have attended in 1755.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 172 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 4. submitted on January 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
