Conversation on the Quai Voltaire

by Lee Langley

Book Overview

Collector, adventurer and artist, Vivant Denon was a youthful courtier at Versailles; he lived through the French Revolution, and galloped across Egypt with Bonaparte. A skilled survivor, he knew everyone and found world fame without seeking it, risking his life and happiness in an endless quest, a love affair with art.

Taking a real historical figure, his extraordinary life, his passions, his friendship with Napoleon and the Venetian contessa...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 009949292X
• ISBN13: 9780099492924
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"