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Marie Antoinette and Madame du Barry
One of the most infamous rivalries of Versailles is undoubtedly that of the then Dauphine Marie Antoinette and the King's maitresse-en-titre Madame du Barry.The rivalry was brought on due to several...
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Stockings
1640's1650-17501670, England1700-251700-50, Spain17501750-18001750-75, France or UK17501750's, England17th century, Italy17th century, SpainLate 18th century,FranceMid 18th century, SpainBelonged to...
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Madame de Montespan and Isabelle de Ludres
No one challenges the King's mistress. Few rules were as clear as this one but occasionally someone would forget it.Even though the King already had his official maitresse-en-titre this was no reason...
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Sisterly Rivalry
It was easy enough to find rivals at Versailles with countless factions and families betraying each other for minor favours. That is why it would seem quite odd that some of the fiercest rivals would...
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Through the 18th century the diamond business boomed in France which was particularly due to the fact that French diamond merchants discovered efficient ways of carving the expensive products without...
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Earrings
18th century1740, Spain17501750, Italy1760-691765, Russia1750-1800, France1760, England1770, France1780, PortugalMid 18th century, SpainMid 18th century, probably Italy
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Portrait of the Week: Week 44
The family of the Marquis de Souches: Louis II du Bouchet, Marguerite-Henriette Desmarts de Maillebois, Louis François, Yves Marie andJeanne-Madeleine-Therese (Marquise de Vogue)The portrait was...
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Twenty-Three Jewellery Sketches
Sothesby auctioned off a wonderful collection of twenty-three design sketches for jewellery clearly made for the upper class. The sketches date back to the third quarter of the 18th century which would...
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Portrait of the Week: 45
Élisabeth-Alexandrine de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Sens by Gobert
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Film Fashion: Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) is without a doubt one of the best movies costume-wise especially for this period. Luckily, the costume designers were wise enough to include fashions that would have been...
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The Wedding of Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska
The wedding took place on Wednesday 5 September 1725 but not at Versailles which had been abandoned since the death of Louis XIV. Instead, the ceremony took place in the chapel at the Château of...
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Portrait of the Week: Week 46
Honore Armand, Duc de Villarsby Maurice Quentin de La Tour
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Film Fashion: Louis XV, le Soleil Noir
Louis XVAn extra of the black suit Madame du BarryOthers
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Film Fashion: Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour
Madame de Pompadour´Louis XVMarie Leszczynska
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