Jefferson - The Scene of Europe 1784 to 1789 - Paperback

JEFFERSON THE SCENE OF EUROPE 1784 to 1789 by Marie Kimball Coward - McCann, Inc., New York COPYRIGHT, I95O, BY COWARD-MC CANN, INC. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. Published simultaneously in the Dominion of Canada by Long mans, Green Company, Toronto MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED S T A T E 8 OF VAN REES PRESS NEW YORK EFFERSON IN PARIS. By John Trumbull. Angelica Churchs miniature. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Authors Note Once again the author wishes to express her indebtedness to the Alderman Library of the University of Virginia, to the Library Com pany of Philadelphia, the American Philosophical Society, the Biblio theque Nationale and the Archives Nationales of Paris. Above all she wishes to acknowledge her debt to Andre Carlhian, who generously permitted her free use of his superb library on old Paris. Her very particular thanks are due to Thomas R. Coward of New York, who has consistently believed in her, as well as to Fiske Kimball, who has taught her to know and revere Jeffersons Paris. Contents i. The Vaunted Scene 3 n. The Law o Nations 17 in. Minister to France 35 iv. The World o Art 55 v. The Circle of Literati 78 vi. The Elysian Fields - 108 vn. England and Its Gardens 127 vin. A Last Romance 159 ix. The Remains of Roman Grandeur 184 x. Americas War Debts 202 xi. Jeffersons Rhine Journey 218 xii. Americans in Europe 242 xni. The French Revolution through Jeffersons Eyes 264 xiv. Farewell to France 301 Notes 3 11 Index 343 Illustrations Jefferson in Paris, by John Trumbull The Chateau de la Roche-Guyon The Model of the Virginia Capitol The Hotel de Langeac Pont de Neuilly with MontValerien The Temple and Obelisk at Chiswick The Temple of Concord and Victory at Stowe Maria Cosway RuggierPs Vauxhall The Column at the Desert de Retz The Salon of 1785 The Pont du Card A Gallery at Diisseldorf The Opening of the States-General Martha Jefferson Frontispiece Facing page 86 8 118 119 150 162 170 182 183 294 295 JEFFERSON THEE SCENE OF E U R. O P E 178 4 1789