Louise de Corcelles

Louise-Honorée-Françoise Polier de Corcelles, née Louise-Honorée-Françoise de Saussure de Bercher (1726–1796) was a Swiss amateur artist.

Born in Lausanne, Louise Polier de Corcelles was the daughter of David de Saussure, baron de Bercher, who served in the French army; she was a cousin of the family of Constant de Rebecque. Initially she fell in love with Philippe de Constant, a cousin, but due to local law was unable to marry him. Instead, at 28 she married Étienne d’Aubonne, who died five years later. Jonathan Polier de Saint-Germain, sgr de Corcelles-le-Jorat, lieutenant baillival de Lausanne, became her second husband in 1767. The couple wintered in Lausanne, summering at the château de Corcelles-le-Jorat. Polier de Corcelles is noted as a pastellist by Isabelle de Charrière in some of her letters; she is also known for having decorated the private theater of her cousin the marquis de Langallerie. Her correspondence with Salomon and Catherine de Charrière de Sévery has been published.[1] She was the granddaughter of Georges Mannelich.[2]

References
  1. Profile at the Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800.
  2. Hofmann, Anne. "Corcelles, Louise de". HLS-DHS-DSS.CH. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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