A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Masquieres, Francoise

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4120833A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography — Masquieres, Francoise

MASQUIERES, FRANCOISE,

Was the daughter of the steward of the king, and was born at Paris, where he died in 1728. She had a great taste for poetry, and wrote it with facility. Among her poetical works are a "Description of the Gallery of St. Cloud," and "The Origin of the Lute."