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Over the years, Hubert Guerrand-Hermès collected works that once belonged to the Duchesse, as well as porcelain and books, trying to recreate her fantastic library in the Hôtel de Lannion. To mark the sale of these works, in the auction&nbsp;
 
 <a class="Link" href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/collection-hubert-guerrand-hermes-autour-de-la-duchesse-de-berry">Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry </a>
 
 in Paris on 15 December 2023, we asked the poet, artist, model, writer and actress Greta Bellamacina to reflect on the Duchesse's legacy, her love of ceremony and beauty and the way she "turned her daily life into art".

A tribute to the Duchesse of Berry by Greta Bellamacina

As a true admirer of Marie-Caroline, Hubert-Guerrand-Hermès assembled first of all an impressive collection of books with her coat-of arms or which belonged to her, such as a precious manuscript offered to Queen Marie-Therese of Austria and then offered by the Duchess of Berry in 1820 for the birth of the heir to the French throne, Henri d’Artois, or a lovely edition of Paul and Virginie with a binding created by René Simier for the Duchess herself. All these books were reunited in one room, recreating Marie-Caroline’s atmosphere at the Tuileries or at her beloved château de Rosny.

A Tribute to the Duchess' Library

An Epic Life of Romance

Paris

Pre-order your copy today at Hatchards.com, the exclusive online retailer for this publication. Limited stock available. The volumes can be purchased separately or as a set of three. 
 
 <a class="LinkButton" href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/7xtZCNkjB8CA8ln1UjyCTN?domain=hatchards.co.uk" data-light>Volume I, VENTE DU SOIR</a>
 
 
 
 <a class="LinkButton" href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/Rf4eCL9DzPUArjo5UBEDJE?domain=hatchards.co.uk" data-light>Volume II, L’HOTEL DE LANNION</a>
 
 
 
 <a class="LinkButton" href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/lOQzCM8gA9Fg1OoGUkR5pZ?domain=hatchards.co.uk" data-light>Volume III, AUTOUR DE LA DUCHESSE DE BERRY</a>

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Anne Heilbronn

Director | Specialist Books & Manuscripts

Benoit Puttemans

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Richard Hird

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Associate Specialist, Old Masters &amp; 19th Century Paintings

Clémence Enriquez

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Alexandra Starp

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Clémence Bertrand

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Hubert Guerrand-Hermès was passionate about Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry, a fantastic historical icon of the 19th century. The destiny of this princess could not have been more epic and romantic: married at 18 to the son of Charles X, the Duc de Berry, widowed at 22, exiled at 32, she fought ceaselessly to have the rights of her son Henri V to the throne of France recognised. She finally found refuge in Italy, before dying in 1870 at Brünnsee Castle in Austria.

Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry