Added on 07/23/08
Dimensions: L: 72 " (183 cm) : W:35 " (89 cm) | Description: Marie-Antoinette, the wife of King Louis XVI was young, fashionable, and more than a bit out of touch with the people of France. Perhaps her greatest flight of fancy was the hamlet she...
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Dimensions: L: 72 " (183 cm) : W:35 " (89 cm) | Description: Marie-Antoinette, the wife of King Louis XVI was young, fashionable, and more than a bit out of touch with the people of France. Perhaps her greatest flight of fancy was the hamlet she had constructed amidst the English gardens surrounding her Petit Trianon palace at Versailles. This miniature farm village, with its groomed sheep, perfectly maintained shacks, and contented villagers did little to convince the people of France that the queen had a real understanding of their daily lives. For her own part, she donned bergère style dresses and walking crooks to play the part of a shepherdess. Elizabeth Louise Vigée-Le Bruns autobiography is also a lively read as it covers events, people and the lifestyles of Europe and Russia in the late 18th century and the early 19th century. Not only was Vigée-Le Brun in demand among royals, she was also prolific, completing over 900 paintings including 700 portraits. These portraits... See less 
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Price: $479
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