{"id":10903,"date":"2022-09-18T12:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T10:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/?p=10903"},"modified":"2022-09-18T12:28:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T10:28:35","slug":"the-sphinx-of-bagatelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2022\/09\/18\/the-sphinx-of-bagatelle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sphinx of Bagatelle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bagatelle is a chateau well hidden in the Bois de\u00a0Boulogne where you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2022\/06\/19\/clematis\/\">flowers<\/a> and especially roses, gardens and the <strong>Sphinx of Bagatelle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2022\/09\/18\/the-sphinx-of-bagatelle\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Yann Gourvennec @ygourven&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Antimuseum.com&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52189140447_6c3d691211_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10906 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?resize=960%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sphinx of Bagatelle\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52189140447_6c3d691211_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 85vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2022\/09\/18\/the-sphinx-of-bagatelle\/8059d0f0c5e7cb25967616a6b67444341587343_v5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8059d0f0c5e7cb25967616a6b67444341587343_v5.jpg?fit=415%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"415,635\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"8059d0f0c5e7cb25967616a6b67444341587343_v5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8059d0f0c5e7cb25967616a6b67444341587343_v5.jpg?fit=415%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10942\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8059d0f0c5e7cb25967616a6b67444341587343_v5.jpg?resize=149%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8059d0f0c5e7cb25967616a6b67444341587343_v5.jpg?w=415&amp;ssl=1 415w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8059d0f0c5e7cb25967616a6b67444341587343_v5.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 85vw, 1200px\" \/>The sphinx of bagatelle is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/1259812878\/the-sphinx-of-bagatelle-by-princess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">novel<\/a> by Romanian Princess Marthe Bibesco (aka <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marthe_Bibesco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martha Bibescu<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The book is a bit hard to find, though. Etonians might get it from the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.etoncollege.com\/B22200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">school\u2019s library<\/a>. It can also be bought from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/servlet\/BookDetailsPL?bi=1372858870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeBooks<\/a>. The original French version doesn\u2019t seem to have survived the test of time.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In 1775, the Count of Artois, Louis\u00a0XVI\u2019s brother, acquired a small castle built around 1720 in the Bois de\u00a0Boulogne, which had been a well-known place of libertinism, hence the name \u201cBagatelle*.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parisinfo.com\/musee-monument-paris\/71484\/Chateau-de-Bagatelle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris tourist board<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The count made a bet with Marie-Antoinette that he would have the castle rebuilt in two months.<\/p>\n<p>The work began on 21 September 1777 and was completed in time for the inauguration on November\u00a026.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2022\/09\/18\/the-sphinx-of-bagatelle\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Yann Gourvennec @ygourven&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Antimuseum.com&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52158001263_075f0c57df_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10908 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?resize=960%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sphinx of Bagatelle\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158001263_075f0c57df_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 85vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Sphinxes are ubiquitous<\/h3>\n<p>Sphinxes are ubiquitous in Bagatelle. They are a symbol of the \u201creturn from Egypt\u201d as it\u2019s called, following the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_campaign_in_Egypt_and_Syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French campaign in Egypt and Syria<\/a>\u00a0which ended up in the Abukir\u00a01799 debacle (from Napoleon\u2019s point of view).<\/p>\n<p>For a reminder of the number of deaths and casualties <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Nile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check here<\/a>. Difficult to tell precisely how many died there on the French side, but it seems that it was a good many.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10910\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2022\/09\/18\/the-sphinx-of-bagatelle\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Yann Gourvennec @ygourven&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Antimuseum.com&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10910 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?resize=960%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sphinx of Bagatelle\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158233139_c3b1bd1744_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 85vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are other animals there such as these beautiful felines on the newly renovated doors of the main building.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2022\/09\/18\/the-sphinx-of-bagatelle\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Yann Gourvennec @ygourven&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Antimuseum.com&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52158002208_33fdf59292_k\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10912 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?resize=960%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sphinx of Bagatelle\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/52158002208_33fdf59292_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 85vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A close-up of the lions, they are my favourites.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the chateau is in pretty poor state, though.<\/p>\n<p>In French, the word \u201cbagatelle\u201d originates from the Low Latin \u201cbagattire\u201d meaning \u201ctrifles\u201d, or from the Italian \u201cbagatella\u201d: \u201cjuggler trick\u201d. Bagatelles are objects or opinions of little value (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/bagatelle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mere trifles<\/a>). In the singular, bagatelle can have the same meaning, but can also refer to the sexual act.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bagatelle is a chateau well hidden in the Bois de\u00a0Boulogne where you can find flowers and especially roses, gardens and the Sphinx of Bagatelle. The sphinx of bagatelle is a novel by Romanian Princess Marthe Bibesco (aka Martha Bibescu). The book is a bit hard to find, though. Etonians might get it from the school\u2019s 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