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Marie-Antoinette, simple elegance and the secrets of Versailles 24 Apr 2013 | 11:52 pm
Marie-Antoinette “en gaulle” by Vigee-Lebrun Truth be told, Marie-Antoinette as a teenager and young woman very much enjoyed the outrageous hairstyles of her time, and during all of her years at Vers...
Marie-Antoinette, simple elegance and the secrets of Versailles 24 Apr 2013 | 11:52 pm
Truth be told, Marie-Antoinette as a teenager and young woman very much enjoyed the outrageous hairstyles of her time, and during all of her years at Versailles she had to wear the court dress for all...
The Paris Affair, by Teresa Grant 13 Apr 2013 | 02:52 am
Remember my novel, For The King, where I introduced the rather repulsive (but historically correct) character of Joseph Fouché? Well, fellow author Tracy Grant offers another story featuring Napoléon’...
The Paris Affair, by Teresa Grant 13 Apr 2013 | 02:52 am
Remember my novel, For The King, where I introduced the rather repulsive (but historically correct) character of Joseph Fouché? Well, fellow author Tracy Grant offers another story featuring Napoléon’...
From Virginia Woolf to Jane Austen: a personal journey 23 Feb 2013 | 08:06 pm
As a law student in Paris years ago, I felt I was coming down with the flu and pushed the door to my neighborhood bookstore. I needed to purchase something to while away the unpleasantness to come. I ...
Miniature portraits: Jane Austen’s sentimental favourites 9 Nov 2012 | 02:13 pm
I mentioned yesterday the remarkable exhibition Miniatures from the Time of Marie Antoinette at the Philip Mould Gallery. Certainly Marie Antoinette and her brother Emperor Joseph II are represented t...
Miniature portraits: Jane Austen’s sentimental favourites 9 Nov 2012 | 02:13 pm
I mentioned yesterday the remarkable exhibition Miniatures from the Time of Marie Antoinette at the Philip Mould Gallery. Certainly Marie Antoinette and her brother Emperor Joseph II are represented t...
Marie Antoinette naked? 8 Nov 2012 | 03:41 pm
Miniature of Marie Antoinette naked? Would this miniature represent the young Queen of France, only dressed in a sheer veil? This is the intriguing question begged by the superb exhibition of late 18...
Marie Antoinette naked? 8 Nov 2012 | 03:41 pm
Would this miniature represent the young Queen of France, only dressed in a sheer veil? This is the intriguing question begged by the superb exhibition of late 18th century miniatures at Philip Mould ...
Marie-Antoinette souvenirs at auction 18 Oct 2012 | 06:24 pm
These dainty pink and green silk shoes belonged to Marie-Antoinette. They sold yesterday for 62,460 euros, almost $82,000, at auction in Paris. They are a French size 36 1/2 (6.5 in the US.) According...
