“A man enjoys the happiness he feels, a woman the happiness she gives.” — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses. Frédéric Soulacroix, The Afternoon...
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Fredericka, was a German noblewoman and member of the House of Wettin. Her fashionable brocaded silk gown, woven with a silver thread ground and large scale patterns,...
Isabella Farnese (1692—1766), the daughter of Odoardo II, Prince of Parma, and of Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, married Philip V of Spain in 1714. This portrait is a...
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François Hubert Drouais (1727—1775) was a leading 18th century rococo portrait painter during the latter years of Louis XV’s reign. He became a member of the Académie...
Jean Ranc (1674—1735) was a French Baroque painter known for his court portraits. At the behest of Philip V of Spain, he traveled to Madrid in 1722 to make various...
Part II. “Marie Antoinette Style” exhibition promises a feast for the eyes with… 🎀🧁🍰 *18th-19th century dresses and evening gowns; *jewellery (including Marie...
Part I. Marie Antoinette was a fashion icon famous for her lavish and extravagant style, which included towering wigs, gorgeous gowns, and elaborate accessories, all...
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“Always think of me; I embrace you with my whole heart, as well as those poor and dear children: O my God! how heart-rending it is to leave them for ever! Adieu! Adieu!”...
The Wallace Collection is a free museum and home to one of the most significant collections of fine and decorative art — 5,500 masterpieces. From masterpieces by...
“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.” — Nicole Krauss, The History of Love....
After his studies in Sweden and Italy Alexander Roslin (1718—1793) was active in Paris from 1752 and was chosen as a member of the French Academy same year. His...
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This painting is one of the finest examples of Rafael Tegeo’s qualities as a portrait painter, although the landscape in the background recalls his work in other...
A lady of the Parrella family, she belonged to the circle of friends of Federico de Madrazo, who would portray various of its members. Elisa y Tapia Parrella was married...
Princess Louise Augusta was thirteen when this portrait was completed in 1784; two years later she married Frederick Christian II, Duke of...
A museum experience like no other 🖼️💚 Dulwich Picture Gallery houses one of the world’s most important collections of European Old Master paintings of the 1600s and...
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This painting is a portrait of the Dauphine Marie-Antoinette, consort of the future king of France, Louis XVI, as Hebe, goddess of youth, executed by the painter...
Lady Lucy Ebberton holds a basket of flowers and has carnations, bluebells and cornflowers embroidered on her dress. The pink flower in the basket was a traditional...
«She is wonderful and of a living! But she not only speaks—she winks—and the philistine will find her vulgar.» — wrote about this portrait Henry James. The painting...
The French artist, who aspired to be a historical painter, but due to the financial crisis in 1720, he found himself forced to devote his whole creative energy to...
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