René de Girardin
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René Louis de Girardin, Marquis of Vauvray, was Jean-Jacques Rousseau's last pupil. He created the Parc Jean-Jacques Rousseau at Ermenonville, the first French landscape garden. It was inspired by Rou
Portrait de René Louis de Girardin Chaalis
His garden at Ermenonville, created 1764 – 1776
Jean Jacques Rousseau's grave at Ermenonville
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, philosophe, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of
René de Girardin
…René Louis de Girardin (French pronunciation: ; 25 February 1735 – 1808), Marquis of Vauvray, was Jean-Jacques Rousseau's last pupil. He created the Parc Jean-Jacques Rousseau at Ermenonville, the first French landscape garden. It was inspired by Rousseau's ideas. De…
Portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1753
The house where Rousseau was born at number 40, Grand-Rue, Geneva
Les Charmettes, where Rousseau lived with Françoise-Louise de Warens from 1735 to 1736, now a museum dedicated to Rousseau
Françoise-Louise de Warens