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9 Books About Women Poets in the 18th-Century
In the beginning of the 18th century, only a handful of women were known to publish under their own names. By the end of the 18th century, there were dozens of women publishing their works--novels,...
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Self-Portrait by Ulrika Pasch
A self-portrait by Ulrika Pasch, circa 1770. Ulrika Pasch (1735-1796) came from a family of painters and, like her brother, showed artistic talent from a young age. She began developing her painting...
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7 Books about Women and the French Revolution
From royalty to seamstresses to prominent Salon hostesses, women played a significant role in the events and even politics of the French Revolution. I've complied a list of 7 books about women and the...
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9 Biographies About Women in the French Revolution
Many women made a mark during the French Revolution; for some, that mark culminated in their death on the scaffold, and for others it defined the rest of their lives as they attempted to navigate a...
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Self-Portrait by Marie-Geneviève Bouliard
A self-portrait by Marie-Geneviève Bouliard (1763-1825). Very little is known about Bouliard's personal life. She was the daughter of a tailor and studied under Joseph Siffrein Duplessis. In 1791, she...
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9 Fiction Novels about Marie Antoinette By Women Authors
Marie Antoinette's life has been a popular choice for fiction writers since her death in 1793, and her enigmatic story has been a particular source of inspiration for women writers who have crafted...
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9 Non-Fiction Books about Marie Antoinette by Women Authors
Marie Antoinette has been the subject of fascination for historians and other writers for more than 200 years, and this fascination has resulted in an abundance of non-fiction books; from traditional...
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Hyacinths at the Trianon
Two views of the currently blooming hyacinths in the gardens of the Trianon.[credit: © EPV / Didier Saulnier, via Chateau de Versailles][credit: © EPV / Didier Saulnier, via Chateau de Versailles]
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Gilded Sculpture in the Queen's Theater
A view of the sculpture work in the theater of Marie Antoinette at the Petit Trianon.[credit: © EPV / Thomas Garnier, via Chateau de Versailles]
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Review: Dora Maar: Paris in the Time of Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, and Picasso by...
Dora Maar: Paris in the Time of Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, and Picasso by Louise Baring is a fresh look at the life and photography of Dora Maar, a photographer, intellectual and artist whose personal...
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Book Review: Les Françaises by Sonia Sieff
credit: © Les Francaises by Sonia Sieff, Rizzoli new York, 2017. [A review copy was sent to me by the publisher.]Sonia Sieff is a French photographer whose premiere book, Les Françaises, is a...
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Book Review: Mindful Beauty by Estelle Lefébure
[A review copy was sent to me by the publisher.] In Mindful Beauty: How to Look Great and Feel Great in Every Season, former supermodel Estelle Lefébure offers a series of recipes, tips, thoughts and...
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10 Portraits of 18th-Century Women Doing Needlework
[image: Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1770; silk velvet, metal, wire and beads; H x W: 36 x 17.5 cm (14 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund; 1932-1-8]"I'm embroidering a...
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10 Portraits of 18th-Century Women With Knotting Shuttles
image: an 18th-century French knotting shuttle with case [credit: AnticStore]"[Knotting] is so little used that a description seems almost unnecessary."--Florence Hartley, The ladies' hand book of...
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Marie Antoinette (1938) items sold at the latest Profiles in History auction
Profiles in History currently finished Day 2 of their most recent Hollywood Auction, and a few items related to MGM's 1938'Marie Antoinette' film were featured. All of the 'Marie Antoinette' items sold...
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Restoration work on View of the Parterres of Trianon with Flore and Zephyr by...
A photo of early restoration work being done on View of the Parterres of Trianon with Flore and Zephyr by Jean Cotelle.[credit: ©Chateau de Versailles]
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A goose at the Queen's Hamlet
A goose brooding eggs at the Queen's Hamlet at Versailles.[credit: © EPV / Didier Saulnier/Chateau de Versailles]
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The Belvédère du Petit Trianon by Emmanuel Lansyer, 1889.
A painting of the Belvedere at the Petit Trianon by Emmanuel Lansyer, 1889.[credit: (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski]
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An unusual miniature depicting Maria Theresa using a switch on one of her...
credit: National Museum in WarsawThis unusual miniature by an unknown artist, circa 1750, depicts Maria Theresa disciplining one of her daughters with a switch. I would guess that the daughter in...
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Marie Antoinette Unlockable Giveaway (Open 8/27/17 through 9/24/17)
As some readers might already know, I have lost both my father and one of my brothers to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) within the past few years. Since my father’s death, my family and I have been...
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