Félicie d'Ayzac

When she was 16, she joined the Legion of Honour School in Saint-Denis, soon becoming a dame professeur (lady teacher).

She remained there for 35 years, first taking an interest in literature and poetry and later turning to the history of art, especially archaeology.

[2] These early works contributed to her reputation as one of the first female art historians in France.

[3] Other contributions on architecture include Histoire et emblèmes bibliques sculptés au pourtour extérieur du choeur de Notre-Dame de Paris published in Revue archéologique in 1845, and Symbolique des pierres précieuses ou tropologie des gemmes in 1846, both published in Revue archéologique.

[1] On her retirement, she moved to Castelnoubel Castle near Agen where she continued to write poetry and published further articles on biblical emblems, especially animals.