Marie Antoinette and her Children: An Icon of French Painting

In September 1785, when Marie Antoinette’s popularity with the French people was on a dangerous downward slide, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was summoned to Versailles. The brilliant young painter had already been commissioned to paint several portraits of the queen, posing her alone in various elegant gowns. Now, however, she was asked to create something different: something that would restore Marie Antoinette’s image as a loving mother and guarantor of dynastic continuity.

Marie Antoinette and her Children Bath Towel by John Dobie - Pixels

In the Spotlight National Gallery of Canada

Portrait of Caroline Murat, Grande-duchesse of Clèves and of Berg

Queen Marie Antoinette Painting by C.P. Weyant

Marie Antoinette and her Children Painting by John Dobie - Pixels

Marie Antoinette and Her Children - Wikipedia

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Marie Antoinette and Her Children - Wikipedia

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In the Spotlight National Gallery of Canada