Marie Antoinette's

As we gear up for a Royal Wedding, I thought it would be a great time to take a look at all the fun festivities at royal weddings in ...

Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, Comtesse Marie Dubarry . 1789,  oil on canvas. Musée St.-Didie. A Letter from Marie Antoinette t...

 Louis XVI, de trois quarts à gauche, Marie-Antoinette, le second Dauphin et Madame Elisabeth, de profil à gauche, bustes conjugués, émer...

Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun. Portrait of Madame Du Barry. 1781, oil on panel. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Comparing notes on Mada...

Eureka!Entertainment have announced they are releasing Madame DuBarry , as part of their Masters of Cinema Series on September 22,...

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Portrait of the Comtesse Du Barry. [1771] ? oil on canvas. A contemporary description of Madame du Barry... ...

Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, Comtesse Marie Dubarry . 1789, oil on canvas. Musée St.-Didie. A Letter from Marie Antoinette to her ...

One year ago I woke up way too early to sip champagne and watch Kate and William's Royal Wedding. As inspiring as it was, and yes I...

On the 27th of January Madame du Barry's chimney piece is going up for auction in New York.  The white marble piece was designed by ...

The lady gets her way...

The royal wedding between the comte d'Artois and the comtesse was elaborate and exciting, but perhaps not exciting in a fun way!...

"He was witty and gallant, and gifted with manners so elegant and fascinating that they never failed to remove the first unfavourable i...

An 18th century athènienne  sits in the corner of a room used for entertaining. If you want to add some 18th century flair to any...

Is she Du Barry enough for you?? This is a photograph of Norma Talmadge who played Madame du Barry, in Du Barry, Woman of Passi...

Marie Antoinette was less than impressed with Madame du Barry when she learned that not only was her position at court bought, but her ...

"A word about her dress or some bagatelle should not cause you so much trouble...If one demanded of you any lowering familiarities, ...

April 27, 1774 Louis XV woke up and just didn't feel right. He shook it off and rolled out of bed, there were plans to hunt that day, as...

Let's face it, Louis XV had a thing for his women, and his leisure time. Infamous parties, suppers, were held after a hunt, and for year...

Before she was swiped up by Louis XV, Jeanne Du Barry had several jobs and worked for her money. One of her jobs was the femme de chambre ...

"She is tall, well made, ravishingly fair, with an open forehead, fine eyes, pretty lashes, an oval face with little moles upon her che...