Wednesday, October 3, 2007

the many many women in the life of benjamin constant

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Germaine de Stael (1766-1817)
lover, partner, & fellow intellectual.

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Wilhelmina von Cramm
married & divorced in 1795.
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Isabelle de Charriere (1740-1805)
close confidante & friend.

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Charlotte von Hardenburg (1769-1845)
fellow divorcee & secret lover.
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Anna Lindsay (1764-1820)
mistress.
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Julie Talma (1756-1805)
close friend.
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Juliette Recamier (1777-1849)
indifferent to Constant's infatuation.

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