Set in France during the Napoleonic period, this is the story of painter Augustine Dufresne (1789-1842) the wife and widow of artist Antione-Jean Gros, painter of Jaffa.
An Artist in Her Own Right explores the journey from Augustine's childhood during the French Revolution, through her artistic training and marriage during the Napoleonic era, and looks at the triumphs and challenges she faced in her life and art during the turbulent years that followed. The novel views this intensely masculine time through a woman's eyes.
As little is known about Augustine’s life, this is a fictional biography based on the author's extensive research into the art and artists of the 18th and 19th centuries.
- ISBN13 9781786154125
- Publish Date 27 September 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 May 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Headline Publishing Group
- Imprint Accent Press Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 265
- Language English