Brillon de Jouy, Anne Louise Boyvin d’Hardancourt
- Bruce Gustafson
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(b Paris, Dec 13, 1744; d Villers-sur-Mer, Calvados, Dec 5, 1824). French harpsichordist, pianist and composer. Both her father and her husband were financial officers for the crown, and her wealth allowed her to maintain salons in the Marais district of Paris and down the Seine at Passy. She was the musical star of these ...
