The mysterious collector and the little-known museum In 1860, Gabrielle d’Héricourt decided to bequeath her collection to the town of La Fère provided a museum bearing the name of her mother, Jeanne d’Aboville, was established there. A reserved aristocrat, the Comtesse d’Héricourt was born in this northern French commune in 1796 and married Général d’Héricourt … Continue reading (Re)discovering a Collection in Northern France: the Dutch Paintings of the Musée Jeanne d’Aboville in La Fère