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Currently Reading: The Gardener of Versailles by Alain Baraton
I'm currently diving into The Gardener of Versailles by Alain Baraton, which provides a very unique perspective on Versailles by a man who has worked on the grounds for over 30 years. Who better to...
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A weekly roundup highlighting some interesting Marie Antoinette (/Versailles/18th Century/Related) news and posts from around the web!NewsA post from Art Media Agency about a new "living canvas"...
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A promotional still for Madame du Barry (1934)
[credit: my scan/collection]A promotional still from the fabulous (though sadly, not available on DVD) Madame du Barry (1934); starring Dolores del Rio as the titular Du Barry. In this still, Marie...
View Article'All depends on the right beginning for the day...'
Although Marie Antoinette was not extensively prepared for her life as the dauphine of France--the fast-track tutoring she received in French, history, etc., was more like an 18th century cram session...
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A weekly roundup highlighting some interesting Marie Antoinette (/Versailles/18th Century/Related) news and posts from around the web!NewsSan Francisco Weekly has published an article on the reopening...
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Perfumes to Channel Your Inner Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette loved perfumes. She not only dabbled perfumes on her person, but ordered perfumed gloves for her hands, perfumed satchets for her rooms and even her baths. Her love of fine scents was...
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A weekly roundup highlighting some interesting Marie Antoinette (/Versailles/18th Century/Related) news and posts from around the web!NewsAn article on Telegraph about about the controversy surrounding...
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A Cat at Versailles
credit: Chateau de VersaillesAn interesting photograph one of the stray cats who calls the grounds of Versailles home!
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A weekly roundup highlighting some interesting Marie Antoinette (/Versailles/18th Century/Related) news and posts from around the web!NewsThe Art Newspaper: The Louvre will be reopening its thirty-five...
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My own little larkspur
I was browsing the garden section of the supermarket this past weekend and I came across packet of flower seeds that looked very familiar--larkspur! Larkspur, known in France as delphinette, was one of...
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A weekly roundup highlighting some interesting Marie Antoinette (/Versailles/18th Century/Related) news and posts from around the web!NewsHuffington Post: Information on new testing competed on the...
View ArticleUpcoming Book Titles
No roundup today! Instead, take a look at some interesting French history books which are due to be released this year!The Palace of Versailles (History's Great Structures)by Craig E. Blohm [August 1,...
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Two Films to Catch on Netflix
A quick apology for being so quiet lately--I've been especially busy with work and personal issues and I always seem to get "blogger's block" whenever I have too many things to do.Moving on!I recently...
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Book Review: The Gardener of Versailles by Alain Baraton
[I was given a review copy of this book in exchange for my opinion.]There is no shortage of books written about the palace and gardens of Versailles; books about the illustrious place range from...
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Wet Nurses and Breastfeeding in the 17th - 18th Century
Marie Antoinette and the infant Madame Royalecredit: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie"The way [children] are brought up now, they are less hampered; they are not...
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A caricature of Louis XV and Madame du Barry
credit: Devoir de Philosophie Marie Antoinette was not the only figure in the French court to deal with an onslaught of caricatures, propaganda and slanderous pamphlets. Madame du Barry, who was...
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'The family of swine brought into the barn.'
The royal family's failed flight to Montmédy marked a downturn in the reputation of the royal family; the escape attempt and its aftermath inspired a torrent of pamphlets, caricatures and other libels...
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Madame Infamy: A New Musical
credit: New York Musical Theatre Festival"Will scandal, surrender, or strength define them?"Marie Antoinette, last queen of France, and Sally Hemings, the slave and mistress of Thomas Jefferson, were...
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Two vintage illustrations of court dress under Louis XV and Louis XVI
These vintage illustrations come from Mesdames Nos Aïeules by A. Robida, a costume anthology which explores the history of French women's fashion from the 15th century until the tail-end of the 19th...
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Daring Décolletage
image: A portrait of Marie Antoinette wearing décolleté fashion attributed to Jean-Baptiste Gautier DagotyThe popularity of décolletage (or the exposure of a woman's chest, shoulders and back with...
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