Having arrived in France in 1812, James de Rothschild quickly rose to become one of high-end banking’s key players. He was active not only in finance and industry but also in the arts and culture, medical research and town planning.
Other renowned families from all over Europe, such as the Pereires and the Camondos, also came to live in Paris, which they helped develop into a major financial centre. These characters provided inspiration for Stendhal, Balzac and Zola in their novels on the theme of money.
The “Rothschilds in 19th century France” exhibition painted a portrait of these extraordinary businessmen and their families. It was running at the Mansart gallery on the French National Library’s Richelieu site until 10 February 2013, and features paintings, objets d’art, illustrations and photographs from a large number of archives and collections.
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Teaser of the exhibition:
Catalogue
Les Rothschild en France au XIXe siècle
Sous la direction de Claude Collard et Melanie Aspey
Éditeur : Bibliothèque nationale de France
Published on 20 December 2012. Updated on 19 February 2024