marie antoinette

Marie Antoinette was the Austrian-born queen of France's Louis XVI about whom many romantic legends have grown since she died on the guillotine on October 16, 1793.

Bloggers can be reviewing books about her. Or they may be reviewing the Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette, or presenting their own re-imaginings of the famous queen.

She's still, even today, being used as a metaphor for bloated excess, while admirers lament the loss of objects associated with her.

But don't be too sympathetic, for she's answering back with a blog of her own.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “marie antoinette”

 

• Order of the Holy Spirit

  
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  The sash and badge of the boy-king, Louis XVII .
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• Farewell, My Queen (2012)

  
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  The 2012 French production of Les adieux de la reine or Farewell, My Queen , based upon the novel by Chantal Thomas, is perhaps one of the most damaging of all films to the character of the real Marie-Antoinette. There are stunningly beautiful and atmospheric passages in the novel Farewell, My Queen which capture ...
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• A Little Boys Jacket

  
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  Louis XVIIs blue silk jacket .
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• Snap Review of The Bling Ring

  
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  Sofia Coppola is back in the directing chair, this time with the movie, The Bling Ring , which documents the true-life tale of the group of Calabasis-based teenagers who were convicted of burglarizing the homes of pop culture celebrities, including Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Doesn’t sound like a typical ...
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• Madame de Lamballe Writing

  
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  The Princesse de Lamballe writing at her secrétaire . Perhaps she is writing her famous memoirs.
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• Dauphin Louis-Joseph by Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty

  
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  . A portrait of the older son of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette . This is one of the last portraits by the artist   Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty, who painted several portraits of Marie-Antoinette and her family It must have been painted when the Dauphin (1781-1789) was about four or five years old. The ...
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• A night in the Conciergerie

  
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  Ricardo André Frantz, Conciergerie. 2005, photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Here is an account from a night spent in the Conciergerie, the prison where Marie Antoinette was sent towards the very end of her life. This particular account is left by Jacques Claude Beugnot, who survived and would leave an account in ...
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• Cameo Ring with Marie Antoinette and the Dauphin, French, late 18th century

  
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  Cameo Ring with Marie Antoinette and the Dauphin, French, late 18th century, gold, silver, diamonds, sardonyx, 3/4 x 11/16 in. (1.9 x 1.7 cm). The Walters Art Museum The rectangular bezel of this ring is set with a sardonyx cameo featuring portrait busts of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (1755-93) and her ...
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• Queen Victoria Visits Petit Trianon

  
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  From tiny-librarian : This small painting by Karl Girardet is the first sketch for a watercolour commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1855 and which is still in the British royal collections. It commemorates the visit of the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the imperial couple, to Trianon on Tuesday 21 ...
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• The beauty secrets of Marie Antoinette

  
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  Marie Antoinette, Mosnier, 1775. Photo: Christie’s/Private Collection. At the end of her life as she waited for death in the Conciergerie, Marie Antoinette’s cosmetics were reduced to a tarnished mirror, a swansdown puff with some powder and a vial of scented water. As she patted the powder onto her already pallid ...
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• What a Chair!

  
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  I love it. Apparently it is one of a set of four made for Madame Elisabeth of France, but never delivered, because the Revolution intervened .
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• Vintage Postcard of Marie-Antoinette

  
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  From Vive la Reine . [IMG: http://25.media.tumblr.com/364a4ad05b97e2ab603498f76e204974/tumblr_mnj0cn6llA1qatfdco1_500.jpg]
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• Coronation of Charles X at Rheims

  
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  On May 29, 1825, the last Bourbon monarch was anointed and crowned at Rheims. (Via tiny-librarian . Click on image to make it larger.)
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• 24-carat Gold Lingerie Collection by Rococo Dessous Worth of Royalty

  
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  If you’ve wondered how looks lingerie worthy of royalty, here is the answer: 24 karat gold lingerie by the house of Rococo Dessous. A former Victoria’s Secret designer Breanna Lee took care for this unique collection which is inspired by royal women in history such as Cleopatra, Marie Antoinette and Tsarina ...
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• Fancy (Under)Pants: 24 Karat Gold Lingerie

  
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  Ladies, we know you’re no stranger to luxury lingerie. But all your Agent Provacateur, La Perla, Kiki De Montparnasse, Le … Read More → The post Fancy (Under)Pants: 24 Karat Gold Lingerie appeared first on Designers and Diamonds .
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• Commode

  
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  Madame Royales commode from Versailles . For those who are wondering what an 18th century commode is, do read the following : The word commode can refer to a either a chest of drawers, or a chest that enclosed toilets. While it originally started out as a chest of drawers or a cabinet for storing personal items, ...
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• Kirsten Dunst – Marie Antoinette (2006)

  
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• Emeralds and Rubies

  
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  The tiaras of the Duchess of Angoulême, Marie-Antoinettes daughter, are discussed, HERE and HERE. To quote : The Duchess emerald tiara, a gift from her husband Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, was made in 1819-1820 by Evrard and Frederic Bapst and was designed specifically to use unmounted stones from the ...
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• Brooch. Theo Fennell

  
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  Brooch. Theo  Fennell . Photo courtesy Theo Fennell Plc This unique brooch pays homage to Frances most frivolous and infuriating queen, the ill-fated Marie Antoinette - who courted controversy throughout her short life and still attracts argument long after her gory death. Price on request MASTERPIECE ...
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• Approuvé par la reine Marie-Antoinette

  
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  Here is a draft of the Trianon gardens, approved by the Queen on July 10, 177 4. (Via tiny-librarian .)
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