#vigee lebrun

vivelareine:

Marie Antoinette Gathering the Brushes of Madame Vigée Le Brun, 1784 by     Alexis-Joseph Pérignon , circa 1854.(via The Met)

peremadeleine:

Princess Élisabeth of France;Marie Antoinette, Queen of France; and Élisabeth Vigee-LeBrun by Elisabeth Vigee-LeBrun

louise-margaret:

Portraits of Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette
Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun
1783
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

vivelareine:

Looking for something new to read? Why not check out some of the books Marie Antoinette had in her personal library! You don’t need to hire a professional reader (or live in a palace) to enjoy these eclectic 18th-century works.

vivelareine:

I would rather expose myself to danger, if any has to be incurred, and remove it from the person of the King and my children.

–Marie Antoinette, to Madame de Tourzel, October 5th 1789; the queen told Madame de Tourzel that she had refused to sleep the King’s rooms and that her children should be brought to the King (rather than herself) in case of any noise or tumult from the crowd surrounding the palace.