The Petit Trianon
LOUIS XV Aged 63 Madame Pompadour Louis XV started construction on the Petit Trianon in 1762. He built it for
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The Queen’s Official Bedchamber
As Louis XV’s Queen Marie Leszczynska had died, Marie-Antoinette was given the Queen’s apartment when she arrived in France, even
The Queen’s New Apartment
Madame Sophie When Louis XV died, his grandson Louis XVI allowed his three surviving daughters, Adelaide, Victoire and Sophie, to
Marie-Antoinette’s Baby’s Cradle
When Marie-Antoinette asked Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun to paint a portrait of her with her children, the youngest child Sophie
Versailles Boudoir
In 1781 Marie-Antoinette was pregnant for the second time. She was convinced the child would be a son — the
Petit Trianon Boudoir
The “Cabinet de glaces mouvantes” (moving mirrors) – Marie-Antoinette’s boudoir at the Petit Trianon When Marie-Antoinette took over the Petit
Marie-Antoinette’s Bed: Petit Trianon
From Mme du Barry to Marie-Antoinette The records of the “Garde-Meuble” the department responsible for the furniture, show that in
Glaces Mouvantes
Louis XV’s original private staircase and coffee room opened onto the outside steps on one side and directly overlooked the