Impressionism, a historical reconstruction

Jacques François

pseudonym for Mme de Rambures

at the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1876

an impression of her exhibited paintings

Introduction:
At the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1876 Mme de Rambures using the pseudonym ‘Jacques François‘ showed 8 paintings.
She showed 6 still lifes, a work depicting a part of the Alhambra and a portrait. One of the still lifes was ‘large’ (R90I,p64)
Dax / Rivière (1876/05/01) was very positive (namely on no.77): ‘Never has a still life been done with this spirit and in this style. It is an extraordinary work and opens a new way to the still life; we could not repeat it enough, we have never seen anything like it. The facture is wide and varied, very ingenious and of a very feminine boldness. Many other still lifes by the same painter contain the same qualities without being as important.’
Laurent-Pichet (1876/06/01) is more critical: ‘One more day of work and the pomegranates will open, and the grapes will become tasty, and the yellow roses will be overwhelmed with abundance.’ This could suggest that here work was not fully finished.
Here below you will find 8 compilations of paintings, mostly of other artists, that give some impression of what themes she exhibited.
Many of these paintings are done in a more finished style, which doesn’t fit her probably more sketchy style.
I hope that in the future more works of Mme Marquise de Rambures become public domain, so that I can render more appropriate suggestions.
I render the pictures in a thematical order. See the slideshow for a representation in the order of the catalogue numbers (73-80).
See also the account.
Note: If you double click on the first picture and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!

Jacques François =Mme de Rambures (born: Marie de Bouillé 1844-1924): 2IE-1876-73, Raisins. Compare two still lifes of other artists depicting grapes.

Jacques François =Mme de Rambures (born: Marie de Bouillé 1844-1924): 2IE-1876-74, Prunes. Compare two still lifes of another artist depicting plums.

Jacques François =Mme de Rambures (born: Marie de Bouillé 1844-1924): 2IE-1876-77, Le dessert. Compare two still lifes of other artists depicting similar elements.

Jacques François =Mme de Rambures (born: Marie de Bouillé 1844-1924): 2IE-1876-78, Roses jaunes et raisinCompare two still lifes of other artists depicting yellow roses and grapes.

Jacques François =Mme de Rambures (born: Marie de Bouillé 1844-1924): 2IE-1876-79, Raisin et grenades. Compare two still lifes of other artists depicting grapes and pomgranates.

Jacques François =Mme de Rambures (born: Marie de Bouillé 1844-1924): 2IE-1876-80, Raisin et grenade. Compare two still lifes of other artists depicting grapes and a pomgranate.

Jacques François =Mme de Rambures (born: Marie de Bouillé 1844-1924): 2IE-1876-75, Estamo de tabacco à l’Alhambra. Compare a lithograph of another artist with similar elements.

Jacques François =Mme de Rambures (born: Marie de Bouillé 1844-1924): 2IE-1876-76, Portrait de Mme M… Compare a self-portrait.

Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Jacques François, an impression of her paintings exhibited at the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1876. Last modified 2026/02/22. https://www.impressionism.nl/jacques-francois-expo-1876/”

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