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The Metropolitan Museum's Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts. Photo: Carlton Hobbs LLC The 18th century saw some luc...

Nooo puppy, no! Marie Antoinette (2006), film. Sofia Coppola. The royal family during the reign of Louis XV were very fond of dogs. ...

Jean-Siméon Chardin,  The Diligent Mother . 1740, painting.  Musée du Louvre. The dilligent mother at work.  What is your favorite pa...

Attributed to Pierre Gobert, Portrait of Louis XV with Two Dogs . Early 18th century, oil on canvas. Private Collection. Young Lou...

I have been doing a little bit of reading on some historical pups of money. I have never had a dog of my own, but I see the appe...

Women of fashion had very strict rules to stick with, if they wanted to keep their beloved title. Their life was ruled by what constituted...

“It is well to love even a dog when you have the opportunity, for fear you should find nothing else worth loving” DUCHESSE DE CHOISEUL