It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Beaumarchais (1732–1799): Le Barbier de Séville, La Mère coupable, and the eponymous Le Mariage de Figaro.
Asking a friend, who had a beautiful rural residence, why she did not plant vines, or creepers as the English would say, over the walls, she replied by referring to a mutual acquaintance who had done so with the result of making the walls…
Éléonore Tenaille de Vaulabelle (12 Oct. 1801 – 12 October 1859 [1 ]) was a French writer and playwright. He published his novels under the pseudonym Ernest Desprez [2 ] and all his plays under the name Jules Cordier.
Le prix Montyon est un ensemble de prix créés à l'initiative de Jean-Baptiste Auget de Montyon et décernés par l'Académie française et par l'Académie des sciences.
Depuis presque 200 ans, la Faïencerie de Gien ne cesse de se perfectionner dans l'art de la faïence et du savoir-faire français. La boutique officielle de la Faïencerie de Gien. Recevoir avec élégance et originalité, décorer sa maison avec…