Mary Wollstonecraft in Versailles during the French Revolution

Louisa Albani is an artist, educator & has her own illustrated pamphlets small press. Recent publications have included William Blake’s Mystic Map of London, 2019, and A Moment in the Life of Virginia Woolf, June 2020. Louisa combines pen and ink drawing with collage to create richly-detailed scenes that blur the boundaries between the observed and the imagined.
In this short video she discusses her creative response to Mary Wollstonecraft's time in Paris during The Terror and the vast emptiness she found at the abandoned palace at Versailles.
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[@steveroush6597]

Very moving. Thank you.

[@dhuggs5299]

Enjoyed this very much.

[@jeannet7987]

What a fascinating slice of history! Thank you for this evocative introduction to Mary Wollstonecraft's experiences visiting the deserted Versailles.

[@debramatheney8461]

How evocative and moving. Thank you.