Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Alexandre Cabanel is in Painters.
On 28th September 1823 Alexandre Cabanel was born.
In 1840 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 16] entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied with François-Édouard Picot.
1843. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 19]. "Cincinnatus receiving the ambassadors of Rome".
1844. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 20]. "Christ in the Garden of Olives".
1847. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 23]. "Fallen Angel".
1847. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 23]. Portrait of Emperor Napoléon III [aged 38].
1848. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 24]. "Albaydé".
1852. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 28]. Self-portrait.
In 1855 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 31] and Marie-Clémentine Legrand were married.
1857. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 33]. "Aglaida and Boniface".
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1863 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 39] was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts.
1863. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 39]. "The Birth of Venus". Exhibited at the Salon of 1863, and which was immediately purchased by Napoleon III for his personal collection.
In 1864 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 40] was appointed professor at the École des Beaux-Arts where he taught until his death in 1889.
In 1867 [his wife] Marie-Clémentine Legrand died.
1870. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 46]. "The death of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta".
1871. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 47]. Portrait of Cornelia Warren.
1873. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 49]. "Pandora".
1873. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 49]. Portrait of the Countess de Keller.
1874. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 50]. "Thamar".
1874. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 50]. "Echo".
1880. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 56]. "Phaedra".
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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1883. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 59]. "Ruth glanant dans les champs de Booz" aka Ruth harvesting in the fields of Booz.
1883. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 59]. "Ophelia".
1887. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 63]. Portrait of Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston [aged 17].
1887. Alexandre Cabanel [aged 63]. "Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners".
On 23rd January 1889 Alexandre Cabanel [aged 65] died in his hotel at 14 rue Alfred de Vigny, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. His funeral was on 26th January 1889 at the Saint-Philippe du Roule church. He was buried at Saint Lazaire Cemetery.