Louise de Corcelles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louise de Corcelles

Swiss artist

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1726

Place of Birth: Lausanne, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1796

Profession: pastellist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.
She was the granddaughter of Georges Mannelich.