Benjamin Constant 1767-1830
French-Swiss novelist and political writer. He had a tumultuous 12-year relationship with Germaine de Staël, whose views influenced him to support the French Revolution and subsequently to oppose Napoleon, for which he was exiled (1803 C 14). He later served in the Chamber of Deputies (1819 C 30). Adolphe (1816) was a forerunner of the modern psychological novel. La Danse du foulard (mk32) huile sur toile signee 61 x 100 cm Vassar College Art Gallery Poughkeepsie New York
