Marie Antoinette and her Children: An Icon of French Painting

In September 1785, when Marie Antoinette’s popularity with the French people was on a dangerous downward slide, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was summoned to Versailles. The brilliant young painter had already been commissioned to paint several portraits of the queen, posing her alone in various elegant gowns. Now, however, she was asked to create something different: something that would restore Marie Antoinette’s image as a loving mother and guarantor of dynastic continuity.

The painting depicts the French King Louis, who says goodbye to his wife Marie Antoinette and his children at the Maison du Temple, one day before his execution Stock Photo - Alamy

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