lapitiedangereuse: This portrait of Marie-Antoinette was done in 1769 by Joseph Ducreux, and it serv
lapitiedangereuse:This portrait of Marie-Antoinette was done in 1769 by Joseph Ducreux, and it served one tremendously important purpose. This portrait would be shown to the French king and his court, and therefore every detail of the portrait had to make her look like the ideal Dauphine. -- source link
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