{"product_id":"the-parisian-lgbtq-equality-riot-of-1815","title":"The Parisian LGBTQ equality riot of 1815","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eFrançoise Marie Antoinette Saucerotte, called Mademoiselle Raucourt (1756–1815) [subject]; Aaron Martinet (1762–1841) [artist].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[The crowd demands that the funeral of Mademoiselle Raucourt, a lesbian actress, be held at Saint-Roch Church in Paris, 17 January 1815].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eParis, ca. 1815-1841.\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eDrawing in pen and brown wash, with white gouache on .\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 8 cm × Width: 12 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe immensely popular Parisian actress Mademoiselle Raucourt was widely known during her lifetime for her relationships with women. Contemporary pamphlets associated her with the supposed \u003ci\u003eSecte des Anandrynes\u003c\/i\u003e, a reputed circle of Parisian lesbians, and her name became closely linked with female same-sex desire in public discourse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eWhen she died in January 1815, an immense crowd accompanied her coffin to the Church of Saint-Roch in Paris. The parish priest initially refused to admit the body, judging her life immoral and unworthy of a religious funeral. Outraged, the crowd compelled the authorities to allow the funeral ceremony to proceed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eIn this drawing, Aaron Martinet depicts the confrontation outside Saint-Roch. It is the preparatory study for an illustration published posthumously in Jacques-Antoine Dulaure's \u003ci\u003eHistoire des cent-jours de la Restauration et de la Révolution de 1830\u003c\/i\u003e (Paris: Poirée, 1845).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe episode has subsequently been interpreted as an early and remarkable public defense of a woman whose relationships with other women were widely known.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eslight foxing, one spot in the top right corner. An oval cut on verso that does not penetrate the sheet. Otherwise in very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eFurther reading: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eHaggerty, Sarah. “Mademoiselle Raucourt, Priestess of Lesbos.” \u003ci\u003eHistorical Homos\u003c\/i\u003e, 20 Sept. 2020, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.historicalhomos.com\/queeriosities\/2020-mademoiselle-raucourt?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eHistorical Homos article\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e. Accessed 2 June 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artem Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53690920468823,"sku":null,"price":4500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/9248\/9647\/files\/imgonline-com-ua-compressed-jDoAY8t5YhOmHxzw.jpg?v=1780411639","url":"https:\/\/artemrarebooks.com\/products\/the-parisian-lgbtq-equality-riot-of-1815","provider":"Artem Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}