The portrait bust and French cultural politics in the eighteenth century

Contents

"He is a Philosopher" : Individual versus Collective Identity -- Decent Exposure : Bosoms, Smiles and Maternal Delight in Female Portraits -- Between Innocence and Disillusion : Representations of Children and Childhood -- Transitional Identities : Family Structure, the Social Order, and Alternative Masculinities at the Dawn of Modernity -- The Face of the Monarchy : Court Propaganda and the Portrait Bust.