Virginie Hériot: Une navigatrice au sommet de l'Olympe. Beaux-arts 83 Erik Hornung Amenhotep III

83 Erik Hornung Amenhotep III as Renewer of the Sed-Festival

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Virginie Hériot: Une navigatrice au sommet de l'Olympe. Beaux-arts 83 Erik Hornung Amenhotep IIIVirginie Hriot (1890 1932) was introduced to sailing on prestigious yachts from a young age. A fierce competitor, she participated in crewed regattas throughout Europe and, in 1928, became the first French woman to win a gold medal in this discipline at the Olympic Games. This catalog, illustrated with extensive archival material, evokes the exceptional life of this ambassador of French yachting, who met an untimely death. It also describes a certain