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[J.-F.-T. Ginouvier]
Les Femmes Grecques aux Dames Françaises, récit de leurs malheurs, traduit du Grec, par un Philhellène.
Se vend au profit des Grecs.
Paris, Charles-Béchet, Libraire-Commissionaire, Quai des Augustins, N. 57. 1826. Library of the Hellenic Parliament
AN OPEN LETTER by Greek women to French women, raising awareness of their misfor- tunes and seeking their support, while at the same time blaming the Great Powers for helping the Ot- toman Empire.
It was published in 1826 in Paris by the Moreau printing house and translated, as stated on the title page, by a philhellene, who can probably be identi-
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French factory at Montereau
fied with J.-F.-T. Ginouvier, the author of the literary biography of Manto Mavrogenous in 1825 [cat. no. III.8.2], where he also translates a letter written by the latter to Parisian ladies.
This long letter was probably written by Evan- thia Kairi, the author of Nikiratos [cat. no. III.10.7]; proceeds of its sale went “for the benefit of the Greeks”.
Fundraising for the Greeks, ca. 1826-30
faience plate, diameter 20.8 cm
inscribed: QUETE POUR LES GRECS. (low centre) CANARIS / FABVIER // MIAULIS / BYRON // BOTZARIS / EYNARD (on periphery, in pairs, within wreaths)
Hellenic Parliament Art Collection, inv. n. 459
MONTEREAU POTTERY, at the confluence of the Rivers Yonne and Seine, was active since the mid-eighteenth century; at the time of the Greek Revolution, it was owned by Saint-Cricq-Casaux and managed by Louis Leboeuf and Tribault.
A series of black and white faience plates was produced circa 1826-30, with geometric patterns around the edge and printed decoration on philhel- lenic themes in the centre.
The subjects were drawn – as were those of the Choisy-le-Roy series [cat. no II.1.24-27] – from the lithographs produced in 1824-25 by the painter and printmaker Henri-Charles [Karl] Loeillot [Loeil- lot-Hartwing] (1798-1864) under the title Battles for Greek Independence, printed by Bové in Paris.
The images in these decorative plates are rendered in meticulous detail and accompanied by inscrip- tions at the bottom.
This one shows a fundraising event in support of the Greek cause, with ladies of the Philhellenic Commit- tee in Paris collecting money for the Struggle.
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