Catriona Seth
@catrionaseth.bsky.social
18th-century cultural history, French literature, art etc. Currently Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, University of Oxford/All Souls College
Not the dreaming spires... but the view from my hotel this morning. Back to Oxford this afternoon! #ToitsdeParis
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Not the dreaming spires... but the view from my hotel this morning. Back to Oxford this afternoon! #ToitsdeParis
Hello everyone. All things 18th-century (literature, cultural history, letters, Marie-Antoinette, Liotard etc.)
November 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Hello everyone. All things 18th-century (literature, cultural history, letters, Marie-Antoinette, Liotard etc.)
It was possibly a bit much to expect The Odyssey inside (but I would even have settled for The Dunciad 😉)
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It was possibly a bit much to expect The Odyssey inside (but I would even have settled for The Dunciad 😉)
On view at the Marie Antoinette exhibition in London, a famous Vigée Lebrun portrait of the queen.
September 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
On view at the Marie Antoinette exhibition in London, a famous Vigée Lebrun portrait of the queen.
I am very much hoping not to be out-bagged at the #MarieAntoinette exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
September 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I am very much hoping not to be out-bagged at the #MarieAntoinette exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Good to meet @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social star broadcaster Clive Myrie as he received an honorary doctorate @ox.ac.uk yesterday (and I duly passed on the Boltonian greetings). Photo @dinahrose.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Good to meet @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social star broadcaster Clive Myrie as he received an honorary doctorate @ox.ac.uk yesterday (and I duly passed on the Boltonian greetings). Photo @dinahrose.bsky.social
Le monde irait peut-être mieux si la suggestion inscrite sur ce mur rouennais était mise en application... @metropolerouenn.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Le monde irait peut-être mieux si la suggestion inscrite sur ce mur rouennais était mise en application... @metropolerouenn.bsky.social
Delighted the State visit of President and Mrs Macron has been confirmed / Enchantée de la confirmation de la Visite d'Etat du Président et de Mme Macron @heleneduchene.bsky.social @ccolonna.bsky.social @elysee-france.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Delighted the State visit of President and Mrs Macron has been confirmed / Enchantée de la confirmation de la Visite d'Etat du Président et de Mme Macron @heleneduchene.bsky.social @ccolonna.bsky.social @elysee-france.bsky.social
L'organisation française à l'occasion de l'arrivée de Marie-Antoinette en France vue par un diplomate autrichien: splendeur et confusion. @crcversailles.bsky.social @chateauversailles.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
L'organisation française à l'occasion de l'arrivée de Marie-Antoinette en France vue par un diplomate autrichien: splendeur et confusion. @crcversailles.bsky.social @chateauversailles.bsky.social
Renaissance books in painting (an occasional series). From the Galleria Estense in Modena (Ferrari & Scacceri, *Annunciation*).
April 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Renaissance books in painting (an occasional series). From the Galleria Estense in Modena (Ferrari & Scacceri, *Annunciation*).
And the winner is... Vive *Jacaranda* de Gaël Faye, lauréat du Choix Goncourt du Royaume-Uni, et bravo aux étudiants membres d'un jury présidé par @historianmemory.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
And the winner is... Vive *Jacaranda* de Gaël Faye, lauréat du Choix Goncourt du Royaume-Uni, et bravo aux étudiants membres d'un jury présidé par @historianmemory.bsky.social
Ah, those irregular English plurals: one minute, fifteen minuti 😉
March 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ah, those irregular English plurals: one minute, fifteen minuti 😉
On my way to Broadcasting House for what should be a fun Front Row on BBCRadio4 with Julian Barnes, Emma Donoghue, Antony Gormley and lots of French Connections
March 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On my way to Broadcasting House for what should be a fun Front Row on BBCRadio4 with Julian Barnes, Emma Donoghue, Antony Gormley and lots of French Connections
In a gloomy landscape, a piece of good news: the launch of the British Art Journal: Online
britishartjournal.co.uk
britishartjournal.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In a gloomy landscape, a piece of good news: the launch of the British Art Journal: Online
britishartjournal.co.uk
britishartjournal.co.uk
Beautiful... and not unlike some bedroom curtains I know!
March 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Beautiful... and not unlike some bedroom curtains I know!
Oxford 02/03/2025
March 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Oxford 02/03/2025
Good afternoon from the *other* best view in town!
February 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Good afternoon from the *other* best view in town!
Un petit peu de lecture pour le weekend: @crcversailles.bsky.social lma.hypotheses.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Un petit peu de lecture pour le weekend: @crcversailles.bsky.social lma.hypotheses.org
The brilliant Nandini Das aka @rentravailer.bsky.social
has just been awarded an OBE #NewYearHonours 👏👏👏
has just been awarded an OBE #NewYearHonours 👏👏👏
December 31, 2024 at 7:03 PM
The brilliant Nandini Das aka @rentravailer.bsky.social
has just been awarded an OBE #NewYearHonours 👏👏👏
has just been awarded an OBE #NewYearHonours 👏👏👏
No white Christmas for us, but an atmospheric light in the woods...
December 26, 2024 at 5:01 PM
No white Christmas for us, but an atmospheric light in the woods...
Applications for the prestigious Franco-British Young Leaders programme 2025 are open until Friday 21st February at 23.59 GMT.
Information on the programme and how to apply can be found here: francobritish.org/en/applying-...
Information on the programme and how to apply can be found here: francobritish.org/en/applying-...
December 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Applications for the prestigious Franco-British Young Leaders programme 2025 are open until Friday 21st February at 23.59 GMT.
Information on the programme and how to apply can be found here: francobritish.org/en/applying-...
Information on the programme and how to apply can be found here: francobritish.org/en/applying-...
Applications are open for the 2025 Franco-British Council Local Leaders programme. It supports social mobility for exceptional people aged 20-30 from disadvantaged backgrounds. Information can be found here: ⬇️ francobritish.org/en/applying-...
Deadline to apply: Friday 21st February at 23.59 GMT
Deadline to apply: Friday 21st February at 23.59 GMT
December 16, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Applications are open for the 2025 Franco-British Council Local Leaders programme. It supports social mobility for exceptional people aged 20-30 from disadvantaged backgrounds. Information can be found here: ⬇️ francobritish.org/en/applying-...
Deadline to apply: Friday 21st February at 23.59 GMT
Deadline to apply: Friday 21st February at 23.59 GMT
Two portraits by Katherine Read, died #OTD in 1778 between Negapatam and the Cape onboard a Dutch ship. Left, Alexander Beatson (copyright: Weiss Gallery); right, self-portrait (private collection).
December 15, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Two portraits by Katherine Read, died #OTD in 1778 between Negapatam and the Cape onboard a Dutch ship. Left, Alexander Beatson (copyright: Weiss Gallery); right, self-portrait (private collection).