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Receptions
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Found 2001 records
Author of work | Work | Publish year | Receiver | Gender | Reception type | Year | Country | ||
1 | Pompadour, Marquise de, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson | Mémoires de Madame la Marquise de Pompadour | 1765 | Sophie, Queen of the Netherlands | F | Private collection | 1860 | Netherlands | |
2 | Pompadour, Marquise de, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson | Lettres de Madame la Marquise de Pompadour | 1765 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | 1797 | Netherlands | |
3 | Pompadour, Marquise de, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson | Lettres de Madame la Marquise de Pompadour | 1765 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | 1795 | Netherlands | |
4 | Pompadour, Marquise de, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson | Lettres de Madame la Marquise de Pompadour | 1765 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1787 | Netherlands | |
5 | Pompadour, Marquise de, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson | Lettres de Madame la Marquise de Pompadour | 1765 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1787 | Netherlands | |
6 | Pompadour, Marquise de, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson | Mémoires de Madame la Marquise de Pompadour | 1765 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1800 | Netherlands | |
7 | Poulain de Nogent, Mademoiselle | Lettres de Mme La Comtesse de La Rivière à Mme la Bonne de Neufpont,son amie, contenant les principaux événements de sa vie... avec beaucoup de nouvelles et d'anecdotes du règne de Louis XIV, depuis l'année 1686 jusqu'à l'année 1712... | 1776 | Sophie, Queen of the Netherlands | F | Private collection | 1860 | Netherlands | |
8 | Prémontval, Marie-Anne-Victoire Pigeon d'Osangis, | XXLe Méchaniste Philosophe, Mémoires concernant la vie de Jean Pigeon | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
9 | Princen, Marie Emilie de | Journal des Dames | 1774 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1774 | France | |
10 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Conseils à une amie | 1749 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
11 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | L'éducation du Marquis de **, ou mémoires de la Comtesse de Zurlac | 1754 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1791 | Netherlands | |
12 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1791 | Netherlands | |
13 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Conseils à une amie | 1749 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
14 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Zamor et Almanzine, ou l' inutilité de l'esprit et du bon sens | 1755 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1760 | Netherlands | |
15 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Conseils à une amie | 1749 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1772 | Netherlands | |
16 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1778 | Netherlands | |
17 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Alzarac, ou la nécessité d'être inconstant | 1762 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
18 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1780 | Netherlands | |
19 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Mémoires d'un homme de bien | 1768 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1782 | Netherlands | |
20 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Histoire de Mademoiselle de Terville | 1768 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
21 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | 1797 | Netherlands | |
22 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Zamor et Almanzine, ou l' inutilité de l'esprit et du bon sens | 1755 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
23 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Conseils à une amie | 1749 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1780 | Netherlands | |
24 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
25 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1778 | Netherlands | |
26 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Alzarac, ou la nécessité d'être inconstant | 1762 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1765 | Netherlands | |
27 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Zamor et Almanzine, ou l' inutilité de l'esprit et du bon sens | 1755 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
28 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Alzarac, ou la nécessité d'être inconstant | 1762 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1787 | Netherlands | |
29 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | *Les frères, ou histoire de Min. Osmand | 1770 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
30 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | *Les frères, ou histoire de Min. Osmand | 1770 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
31 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Conseils à une amie | 1749 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
32 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
33 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
34 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | Les caractères | 1750 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
35 | Puisieux, Madeleine de | L'éducation du Marquis de **, ou mémoires de la Comtesse de Zurlac | 1754 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
36 | Radcliffe, Ann | Grasville Abbey | 1790 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1800 | Netherlands | |
37 | Radcliffe, Ann | *Le tombeau | 1798 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1800 | Netherlands | |
38 | Radcliffe, Ann | *Fate Velina Guidova | 1790 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | 1800 | Netherlands | |
39 | Renier Michiel, Giustina | Origine delle feste veneziane | 1817 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | Slovenia | ||
40 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Mistress Fanni Butlerd à Milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge | 1757 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1767 | Netherlands | |
41 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
42 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire d'Ernestine | 1765 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
43 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
44 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres d'Adélaïde de Dammartin, Comtesse de Sancerre à M. le Comte de Nancé, son ami | 1767 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
45 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
46 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
47 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milord Rivers à Sir Charles Cardigan | 1777 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1791 | Netherlands | |
48 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Mistress Fanni Butlerd à Milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge | 1757 | Tuyll van Serooskerken, Anna Elisabeth (Annebetje) | F | Private collection | 1760 | Netherlands | |
49 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire d'Ernestine | 1765 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
50 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1796 | Netherlands | |
51 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire du Marquis de Cressy | 1758 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1796 | Netherlands | |
52 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire d'Ernestine | 1765 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1796 | Netherlands | |
53 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1795 | Netherlands | |
54 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1780 | Netherlands | |
55 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres d'Elisabeth Sophie de Vallière à Louise Hortense de Canteleu, son amie | 1772 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1780 | Netherlands | |
56 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Mistress Fanni Butlerd à Milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge | 1757 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1780 | Netherlands | |
57 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres d'Elisabeth Sophie de Vallière à Louise Hortense de Canteleu, son amie | 1772 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
58 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
59 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres d'Elisabeth Sophie de Vallière à Louise Hortense de Canteleu, son amie | 1772 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
60 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1773 | Netherlands | |
61 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
62 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1764 | Netherlands | |
63 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Christine, reine de Suabe | 1783 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1791 | Netherlands | |
64 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1764 | Netherlands | |
65 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Mistress Fanni Butlerd à Milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge | 1757 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1760 | Netherlands | |
66 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Mistress Fanni Butlerd à Milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge | 1757 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1764 | Netherlands | |
67 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | 1765 | Netherlands | |
68 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire du Marquis de Cressy | 1758 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | 1780 | Netherlands | |
69 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres d'Adélaïde de Dammartin, Comtesse de Sancerre à M. le Comte de Nancé, son ami | 1767 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1782 | Netherlands | |
70 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1778 | Netherlands | |
71 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1800 | Netherlands | |
72 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1778 | Netherlands | |
73 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1794 | Netherlands | |
74 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1794 | Netherlands | |
75 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres d'Elisabeth Sophie de Vallière à Louise Hortense de Canteleu, son amie | 1772 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1794 | Netherlands | |
76 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1794 | Netherlands | |
77 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Mistress Fanni Butlerd à Milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge | 1757 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1794 | Netherlands | |
78 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1778 | Netherlands | |
79 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1778 | Netherlands | |
80 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
81 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Mistress Fanni Butlerd à Milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge | 1757 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
82 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1777 | Netherlands | |
83 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | Tuyll van Serooskerken, Anna Elisabeth (Annebetje) | F | Private collection | 1760 | Netherlands | |
84 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Mistress Fanni Butlerd à Milord Charles Alfred de Caitombridge | 1757 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
85 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1769 | Netherlands | |
86 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1770 | Spain | |
87 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1865 | Spain | |
88 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire du Marquis de Cressy | 1758 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1760 | Netherlands | |
89 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | Wolff, Betje | F | Private collection | 1789 | Netherlands | |
90 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | Wolff, Betje | F | Private collection | 1789 | Netherlands | |
91 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie | 1759 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1788 | Netherlands | |
92 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1791 | Netherlands | |
93 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Histoire de Miss Jenny | 1764 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1791 | Netherlands | |
94 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1865 | Spain | |
95 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1865 | Spain | |
96 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1865 | Spain | |
97 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Collection complète des oeuvres de Mme Riccoboni | 1783 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1865 | Spain | |
98 | Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne | Oeuvres de Riccoboni | 1781 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1865 | Spain | |
99 | Roche, Regina Maria Dalton | The Vicar of Lansdowne, or Country Quarters | 1789 | ~~reader(s) male (name below) | M | Private collection | 1800 | Netherlands | |
100 | Roche, Regina Maria Dalton | The Maid of the Hamlet | 1793 | ~~reader(s) (gender unknown) | U | Private collection | 1800 | Netherlands |