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Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (French: [ɑ̃ʁi bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ kɔ̃stɑ̃ də ʁəbɛk]; 25 October 1767 – 8 December 1830), or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Swiss and French political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion.
Benjamin-Constant painted Pope Leo XIII, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1901), Lord John Lumley-Savile, and Henri Blowitz (1902). He was made a member of the institute in 1893, and was a commander of the Legion of Honor. He visited the United States several times, and painted a number of portraits.
Benjamin Constant Summary half length portrait of the artist, seated, facing right. Contributor Names Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer Created / Published [between ca. 1890 and ca. 1910] Format Headings Photographic prints--1890-1910. Portrait photographs--1890-1910. Notes
The Day of the Funeral - Scene from Morocco (1889) by Benjamin-Constant. The Day of the Funeral - Scene from Morocco or The Funeral of the Emir (French: Le jour des funérailles - Scène du Maroc, also known as Les funérailles de l'Emir) is an oil on canvas painting by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, from 1889.
The town was named after the Brazilian revolutionary Benjamin Constant (1836–1891). Date: 23 February 2024, 13:26:17 ... View this and other nearby images on ...
Benjamin Constant may be: People. Benjamin Constant (1767–1830), Swiss-French politician and author Henri Benjamin Constant de Rebecque; Benjamin Constant (military) (1836–1891), Brazilian military man and politician Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães; Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (surname sometimes seen as "Benjamin Constant") (1845 ...
Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães (18 October 1836 – 22 January 1891) was a Brazilian military officer and political thinker. Primarily a positivist, influenced heavily by Auguste Comte, he was the founder of the positivist movement in Brazil (Sociedade Positivista do Brasil, Brazilian Positivist Society), and later this led to his republican views.
Adolphe is a classic French novel by Benjamin Constant, first published in 1816. It tells the story of an alienated young man, Adolphe, who falls in love with an older woman, Ellénore, the Polish mistress of the Comte de P***. Their illicit relationship serves to isolate them from their friends and from society at large. The book eschews all ...