Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) LATER QUEENS OF THE FRENCH STAGE [Illustration: _Sophie Arnould._ _Printed by J. B. Grange_ (_Wallace Collection_)] LATER QUEENS OF THE FRENCH STAGE BY H. NOEL WILLIAMS AUTHOR OF “QUEENS OF THE FRENCH STAGE,” “MADAME RÉCAMIER AND HER FRIENDS,” “MADAME DE POMPADOUR,” “MADAME DE MONTESPAN,” “MADAME DU BARRY,” ETC. [Illustration: colophon] LONDON AND NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS 45 ALBEMARLE STREET, W. 1906 TO A. M. BROADLEY CONTENTS PAGE I. SOPHIE ARNOULD 1 II. MADEMOISELLE GUIMARD 99 III. MADEMOISELLE RAUCOURT 143 IV. MADAME DUGAZON 195 V. MADEMOISELLE CONTAT 223 VI. MADAME SAINT-HUBERTY 263 INDEX 345 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS SOPHIE ARNOULD (_Photogravure_) _Frontispiece_ _After the painting by_ GREUZE _in the Wallace Collection at Hertford House_ GLUCK _To face page_ 56 _After the painting by_ N. F. DUPLESSIS SOPHIE ARNOULD “ 72 _From an engraving by_ PRUD’HON _after the drawing by_ CŒURÉ MARIE MADELEINE GUIMARD “ 112 _From an engraving by_ GERVAIS _after the painting by_ BOUCHER MLLE. RAUCOURT “ 160 _From an engraving by_ RUOTTE _after the painting by_ GROS, _in the collection of_ Mr. A. M. BROADLEY MADAME DUGAZON “ 202 _From an engraving by_ MONSALDI _after the painting by_ JEAN BAPTISTE ISABEY LOUISE CONTAT “ 240 _After the painting by_ DUTERTRE MADAME SAINT-HUBERTY “ 288 _From an engraving by_ COLINET _after the painting by_ LE MOINE LATER QUEENS OF THE FRENCH STAGE I SOPHIE ARNOULD