Marie Antoinette

Posted Jun 24, 2007 at 23:15 CEST in Fashion, Links, Marie Antoinette, Paintings, and People.

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Portrait by Vigée-Le Brun.

Marie Antoinette on Wikipedia.
Marie Antoinette online.
Marie Antoinette, queen of France.

Many more portraits after the cut.

I tried to put them in somewhat chronological order, and I think most of these are “first hand portraits” and not based on other portraits.

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By Joseph Ducreux, 1769.

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By François-Hubert Drouais.

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By Martin van Meytens the younger, 1767-68.

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By Jean-Baptiste Charpentier, 1770.

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This was her mother’s favourite portrait. I don’t know the artist though.

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By Antoine Vestier.

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By Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty, 1775.

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By Louis Auguste Brun de Versoix, 1783.

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By Vigée-Le Brun, 1783.

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By Adolf Ulrich Wertmuller, 1785.

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By Vigée-Le Brun, 1785.

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By Vigée-Le Brun, 1785.

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By Vigée-Le Brun 1788.

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By Adolf Ulrich Wertmuller, 1788.

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By François Dumont, 1790.

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By Alexandre Kucharsky, 1792.

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By François-Hubert Drouais, 1793.

17 comments on “Marie Antoinette”

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Wow! Thanks for putting this together!

I belive the Dupont portiat was by Francois the famous minature painter who also painted portraits 1755-1793 but I may be wrong.

I did a search for François and it’s the same person, I just didn’t know that was his last name :) His full name is apparently François Dumont, so thanks for the help!

Very beautiful web…thank you for the great paintings!

WOW!! and YAY! Hi, I just discovered your blog, by searching for blogs by other people who are a bit Marie Antoinette inspired! So happy to make your virtual acquaintance :) I absolutely love all the amazing work you have put into this blog and post! I must ask did you make the banner illustration?? Its amazing - just beautifuI. LOve LOve LOve it! I’ve bookmarked you and I will be sure to stop by often - come check out my neck of the woods too! I’vebeen working on my Marie Antoinette Inspired faux cake line…and most recently a display doll- I think You’ll love it - stop by and let me know…

Thank you! Yes I did make it :) You can see more of my art here: http://johannaost.com

I just found your blog and LOVE IT. I think you might really enjoy browsing through my “Marie” inspired website.

Have a wonderful day.

Cathy
eleganceandwhimsy.com

Wonderful blog and a fantastic collection of paintings!

Love the portraits of a much maligned monarch!!!!!!

Thank you so much for these beautiful artwork of Marie Antoinette I was looking all over for something like this…..

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Martica

The most famous portraits of the Queen are by Mme. Vigee-Lebrun, official court painter to Marie Antoinette during the 1780’s. I absolutely adore ‘Marie Antoinette and Her Children’. I saw two portraits in this lovely collection I had never seen before.

The most famous portraits of the Queen are by Mme. Vigee-Lebrun, official court painter to Marie Antoinette during the 1780’s. I absolutely adore ‘Marie Antoinette and Her Children’. I saw two portraits in this lovely collection I had never seen before.

The painting of Marie Antoinette in red that was her mother’s favorite is Portrait of Marie Antoinette in hunting attire, by Joseph Krantzinger (1771), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

do you know who painted the first painting in your row, the one she really looks young?

I’m afraid I don’t know who painted that one, sorry!

Aidan O Boyle

Its a miniature by Krantzinger after a portrait of Marie Antoinette aged thirteen and a half,taken in Vienna by the French pastellist Joseph Ducreux in 1769.

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