Vigée-Le Brun’s "Marie-Antoinette"

From: Legion of Honor Limited Edition: 25 Exhibition: Marie-Antoinette and the Petit Trianon at Versailles Material: Printed vinyl Dimensions: 35" x 72" (88cm x 182cm) Hanging Hardware Included   Description Marie-Antoinette, the wife of King Louis XVI was young, fashionable, and more than a bit out of touch with the people of France. Perhaps her greatest flight of fancy was the “hamlet” she had constructed amidst the English gardens surrounding her Petit Trianon palace at Versailles. This miniature farm village, with its groomed sheep, perfectly maintained “shacks”, and contented villagers did little to convince the people of France that the queen had a real understanding of their daily lives. For her own part, she donned bergère style dresses and walking crooks to play the part of a shepherdess. Elizabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun’s autobiography is also a lively read as it covers events, people and the lifestyles of Europe and Russia in the late 18th century and the early 19th century.