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Marie Antoinette and her Children: The queen’s adopted family

By Culture& Stuff | Published: February 22, 2010
From the day she arrived at Versailles at the age of only fourteen, one question loomed larger in the life of Marie Antoinette than any other. Versailles was so used to gossip that Whisper was practically its official language, but amidst the idle wagging of tongues and scurillous muck-raking, this question had extremely serious consequences [...]
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Marie Antoinette and her Children: A new, multi-part series on Culture&Stuff

By Culture& Stuff | Published: February 22, 2010
In 1786, Marie Antoinette and her children posed for a portrait by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (click the image above for the full version). At first glance, the resulting picture presents a happy image. Madame Royale gazes lovingly up at her mother, the infant Duc de Normandie bounces on her lap, and the Dauphin looks every [...]
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