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Jul 13, 2018 · Marie’s actions had brought war to France, and the people brought war to her. On 10 August, an armed mob stormed into the palace, forcing the king and queen into a tiny reporter’s box. Under heckles and the glare of the crowd, they stood by helplessly as the 900 Swiss guards charged with defending them were massacred.
Feb 7, 2017 · Marie Antoinette’s wedding procession arrives at Versailles On 19 April 1770, Maria Antonia and her brother, Ferdinand, arrived at the Augustinian Church in Vienna. Here she was married to Louis by proxy and the girl who entered the church as Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria left as Marie Antoinette, Dauphine of France.
Feb 4, 2014 · Marie-Thérèse, the wife of Louis XIV, was reputed to have said “Let them eat the crust of the pâté” (la croûte de pâté). The phrase was repeated by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the philosopher and author of such works as The Social Contract, in his autobiography Confessions, which he began writing in the 1764, when Marie Antoinette was ...
Feb 9, 2015 · 5 shocking facts about Marie Antoinette. Marie Antoinette was just 14 years old when she was married to King Louis XVI, and he was only 15 himself. The two were still teenagers when Louis was crowned – he 19 and she 18. Although she grew to be hated by the French population, this was not true for her early years. When the young Marie ...
Aug 25, 2016 · Marie Antoinette owed her perfect poise to tightly laced whalebone stays. The V-shaped stomacher was won over the stays. Ornate and opulent, it matched the rest of the dauphine’s gown. 3. Chemise. The underwear staple of any lady’s wardrobe, the simple chemise was concealed beneath the wedding finery. This would be the only simple thing ...
Marie-Antoinette et Fersen : un amour secret. Les coiffures au XVIIIe siècle. Série Marie-Antoinette. Avec Emilia Schüle et Louis Cunningham. La fuite vers Montmédy et l'arrestation à Varennes, les 20 et 21 juin 1791. Le palais et le jardin des Tuileries. Portraits de la princesse de Lamballe.
Marie-Antoinette frequently changed the decor of her private rooms, and in 1787 she had the commode and secretary sent from Versailles to her new summer palace at Saint-Cloud. Both pieces left the royal collections when they were given in lieu of payment for his services during the Revolution to Abraham Alcan, a contractor of supplies for the army of the Rhine and Moselle.
Oct 30, 2016 · Ou encore celui de sa soeur, Marie-Christine Trouvé sur ce blog, cet article intéressant évoque les colliers "à l'esclavage", mais en présentant des modèles datant du début du XIXe siècle , Le collier d'esclavage,en or, était au XIX° siècle, le plus beau cadeau qu'un mari puisse faire à sa jeune épouse, sous l'empire ou la Restauration.
Sep 21, 2024 · Marie-antoinette au Petit Trianon Eugène-Pontus Jazet (1815-1856), d'après Faustin Besson (1821-1882) Gravure, 19e siècle Image et infos complémentaires : FineArtsFrance / Proantic Le graveur a dessiné Marie-Antoinette, mais ce n'est guère d'après celle du peintre de référence.
Oct 17, 2023 · Probably made in South Germany in the mid-1750s by Franz Zeller (1697-1780), court cabinet-maker to the Electors of the Palatinate, celebrated for his skill in tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl marquetry, ]this distinctive group is the only furniture of this type and date known to have survived although a later mother-of-pearl encased secrétaire à cylindre was supplied by the Parisian ébéniste Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) in 1786 for Marie-Antoinette’s boudoir at the chateau de ...
