antoinnette

Updated: June 23, 2025

At the moment when he had most difficulty in procuring a little bread each day for himself, Diderot conceived a violent passion for a seamstress, Antoinnette Champion by name, who happened to live in his neighbourhood. He instantly became importunate for marriage.

John Morley - Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2)