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| Nicolas Raguenet, The Fire of the Hotel-Dieu in 1772. c1772, oil painting on canvas. Musee Carnavalet. |
Some of Raguenet magnificant 18th century cityscapes.
Showing posts with label Tuileries Palace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tuileries Palace. Show all posts
Nicolas Raguenet: 18th century Paris along the Seine
A Letter from Marie Antoinette to the Princesse de Lamballe
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| Princess of Lamballe 1788 by Anton Hickel at the Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna |
The friendship between Marie Antoinette and the Princesse de Lamballe seemed to be one that grew from tragedy and would later be strengthened by it. The princesse was widowed at eighteen. She was only a few years older than Marie Antoinette and the two became good friends at Versailles.
They were able to bond and became very close, close enough for people to talk about the nature of the relationship. Marie Antoinette shared a similar friendship with the duchesse de Polignac, but the friendship was not as strong. It was so strong that...
Exhibition: Napoleon III and Paris
Tuileries Palace, Burned, 1871, from Les Ruines de Paris et de ses Environs 1870–1871 If you missed the Napoleon III and Paris Exhibition then do not fret! You can view select images from it on the Metropolitan Museum website. Here is the link.
"This dossier photography exhibition will focus on the changing shape of Paris during the Second Empire, when the city’s narrow streets and medieval buildings gave way to the broad boulevards and grand public works that still define the urban landscape of the French capital."
"This dossier photography exhibition will focus on the changing shape of Paris during the Second Empire, when the city’s narrow streets and medieval buildings gave way to the broad boulevards and grand public works that still define the urban landscape of the French capital."
Napoleon III and Paris Exhibition, Met Museum
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