Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:

Comtesse de Rambure

alias: Jacques François
=Marquise de Rambures
born as: (Louise Amour) Marie de Bouillé (1844-1924)

a female partaker  in 1886

and also in 1876 + 1877

 

Introduction:
At the 8th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1886 Mme de Rambures showed at least 2 paintings. She was named Comtesse de Rambure* and identified with her pseudonym ‘M. François‘ .
Note*: without an ‘s’.
She was not in the catalogue, but noted in two reviews. This made her the 18th partaker in 1886.
The critic Félix Fénéon* remarked sarcasticly: ‘la comtesse de Rambure of which the catalogue did not dare to mention her submissions.’ (R90I,p442;R5,p151;R90II,p250;R1,p523;aR10,p833). This plural form ‘submissions’ indicates she showed at least two works.
In a review of ‘H’ (1886/06/11) in ‘Le Journal des arts’ is written: ‘Finally, the blue woman of M. François, and we will end by regretting that most of these paintings are not more seriously finished.’ (R90I,p452).
‘Most of these paintings’ even suggests more than two paintings. Still, I will render just two paintings.
One must depict a ‘blue woman’, probably a woman in a blue dress. And most likely the second showed a still life, as she had earlier showed often before.
I hope that in the future more works of Mme Marquise de Rambures become public domain, so that I can render more appropriate suggestions.
See also the account.
See links for an impression of the works she exhibited in 1876 and in 1877, using the pseudonym ‘Jacques François‘.
Note: If you double click on the first picture and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!

 

Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Comtesse de Rambure, an impression of her paintings exhibited at the 8th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1886. Last modified 2026/02/22. https://www.impressionism.nl/comtesse-de-rambure-expo-1886/”

 

Note: I hope that in the future I can render better suggestions.