Musée No:286.147 Size:A4 - 297mm x 210mm Schimmelpenninck was asked to write

Schimmelpenninck was asked to write a new constitution for the Batavian Republic (now Holland) by Napoleon

Although the ‘scandal’ had no lasting effect on their social standing he considered it a disaster and started to drink heavily

for example one of his most famous works - Symphony in White

Her work was sought after during her lifetime and sold well at home and abroad

including a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889

Musée No:286.147 Size:A4 - 297mm x 210mm Schimmelpenninck was asked to writeSeaweed Study Artist: William Henry Harvey Date: 1897 William Henry Harvey, (1811 1866) was an Irish botanist and phycologist who specialised in algae.