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Giveaway Winner Announced For the Jane Austen's Emma is oh-so pretty Giveaway
The Jane Austen's Emma is oh-so Pretty! Book Giveaway has ended and we have a winner! The lucky winner drawn at random is...
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Marie Antoinette's Secret Letters, Illegitimate Children, and DNA Testing
Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth-Louise. Marie Antoinette, Queen of France and her children. 1787 Oil on canvas. Versailles.Widely discussed, researched, and studied over a 200 year period, Marie Antoinette's...
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The destruction at Poitiers Cathedral
Poitiers Cathedral, 1840s.A first hand account of damage done at Poitiers Cathedral in the 18th century.
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The secret history of Marie Antoinette's perfumer
Louis XVI, de trois quarts à gauche, Marie-Antoinette, le second Dauphin et Madame Elisabeth, de profil à gauche, bustes conjugués, émergeant de nuages : [estampe]"You who so love flowers, I offer you...
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Mythological Figures
Fragonard, The Goddess Minerva. c. 1772.The Detroit Institute of Arts.Here is a selection of mythological and fictional figures that Fragonard painted. Working throughout the 18th century, Fragonard...
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How Tall Was Marie Antoinette?
Joseph Ducreux After French, 1735-1802, Marie Antoinette as a Young Girl. Dates not recorded, oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.How tall was Marie Antoinette?
View ArticleHow to frame a painting by François Boucher
A photo posted by Lauren (@mariegossip) on May 29, 2016 at 9:26am PDTBoucher's The Interrupted Sleep caught my eye while passing through the museum...
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A Description of Paris in the 18th Century
A description of Paris between the years 1787-1789. An Englishman visits Paris and this is what he had to say...
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Marie Antoinette visits the Louvre
Anonymous, Portrait of Marie Antoinette. Miniature, cloth. Musée du Louvre.How do you browse an art gallery? Here is a little account of Marie Antoinette visiting the Louvre....
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18th Century Fashion Rules: Colors and Cuts
Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, Comtesse Marie Dubarry. 1789, oil on canvas. Musée St.-Didie. A Letter from Marie Antoinette to her mother, Maria Theresa dated June 13, 1776....
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18th Century Mothers Know Best: Where to Find True Happiness
Another bit of advice from Marie Antoinette's mom!
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The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking Spotlight + Book...
Not long after I started blogging here I came across Lauren Stowell's blog on historical costuming. A long time follower, I was delighted to learn that Lauren, teamed up with Abby Cox, has recently...
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The Pleasures of the Seasons, Snowed In
Johann Georg Platzer, Winter [The Pleasures of the Seasons]. Early/mid 18th Century, oil on copper. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.What do you do on a snow day?
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Marie Antoinette and Louis: Wedding Festivities
"The fireworks were less beautiful than had been hoped because the smoke obscured the general effect: but the illuminations, as well as the spectacle of the ball were of the greatest and most superb...
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18th Century Royal Wedding Ceremony: Marie Antoinette
I found this excellent account of the wedding ceremony between Marie Antoinette and Louis-Auguste. This is not about the festivities, which were no doubt fun, but the actual ceremony that took place.
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It's a Royal Wedding Weekend!
As we gear up for a Royal Wedding, I thought it would be a great time to take a look at all the fun festivities at royal weddings in 18th century France!PS- Feel free to go into princess / prince-mode...
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The Dining room from Kirtlington Park
Dining room from Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire, 1742–48 Designed by John Sanderson (English, active from 1730, died 1774) Wood, plaster, and marble H. 20 ft. (6.09 m), L. 36 ft. (10.97 m), W. 24 ft....
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Marie Antoinette's Shoes
I have found four pairs of shoes that Marie Antoinette owned and one fabulous pair she didn't own!
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Versailles: a Bedroom of style
Photo tour!The Queen's bedroom at Versailles saw its fair share of lady occupants. The style of the furnishings rotated with the fashions, which were kept up for the ladies, naturally. They could...
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Seven Charges made against Marie Antoinette
Many people use Yahoo Questions and sometimes some pretty funny ones will pop up during searches. I stumbled on my amazingly relevant Yahoo Question of the Day recently, "What was the deal with Marie...
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Marie Antoinette's Boudoir at Fontainebleau
Jules-Marc-Antoine Frappaz, Marie Antoinette's Boudoir. 1876, oil on canvas. Musée national du Château de Fontainebleau. Then and now pictures of Marie Antoinette's Boudoir at Fontainebleau! Drawings...
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Which style gown do you prefer?
I have run this poll twice now, 2015 and 2016. Each year the results were close...will this year be the same? The poll is now open! Which style gown do you prefer? The Robe à l'Anglaise or the Robe à...
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Happy Fall! Carving the pumpkin
Bail, Franck-Antoine, Cutting the Pumpkin. 1910, oil on canvas. Private Collection. Bridgeman Education. Happy Fall!I have spent the past two days looking through the thick white haze that has reached...
View ArticleThe Interrupted Sleep, 1750
View this post on InstagramHow to frame a Boucher! "The Interrupted Sleep" 1750, oil on canvasA post shared by Lauren (@mariegossip) on Oct 11, 2012 at 11:01am PDTBoucher's The Interrupted Sleep...
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Portrait of the Comtesse de Beaufort (or is it?)
Louis Michel van Loo, Portrait of the Comtesse de Beaufort. 1760, oil on canvas. The Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College."This beautiful idealized portrait has been long known as La Comtesse de...
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