Sedaine, Greuze and the Boundaries of Genre

'Ledbury’s book makes delightful reading for anyone interested in eighteenth-century France. It holds some fascinating surprises, for example the relative conservatism of Diderot in his conceptions of genre, and the influence of both Sedaine and Greuze on that most classical of all artists, the painter Jacques-Louis David.'The French Review

• List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Sedaine and Greuze revisited 1. Hierarchy or opposition? Understanding genre in eighteenth-century France 2. The Salon and the Opéra-Comique 3. Savetier and philosophe: Sedaine’s career from 1756 to 1765 4. Le Fils ingrat? Greuze’s career from 1755 to 1763 5. Reproaching Greuze: Septime Sévère 6. Maillard, or Sedaine thwarted 7. From opéra-comique to melodrama: Sedaine and Greuze in the 1770s 8. ‘Vous y trouverez une famille’: Sedaine and David Conclusion: ‘Murailles que séparez les genres’ Appendix I: ‘Notice sur la vie de Sedaine’ Appendix II: Hinkelmann ou Les Journalistes Bibliography of works consulted Index