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Briefly noted.(Report from Europe)(Colours of Another Age: The Rothschild Autochromes, All That Glitters: Advertising and Shopping in Eighteenth-century Paris, Sellers of Everything, Makers of Nothing: The World of the Marchands Merciers in Eighteenth-century Paris, Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire )(Brief article)

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At Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, there are three exhibitions for the summer season. The subjects are auto-chromes, an early form of color photography; advertising and shopping in eighteenth-century Paris; and the world of the marchands mercicrs-- who famously were sellers of everything and makers of nothing. In addition, three major acquisitions are highlighted: Boy Building a House of Cards by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin, and a pair of paintings by Giovanni Paolo Panini made in 1751 to mark the celebrations for the birth of the dauphin, the heir to the ...

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