Madame Guillotine

Kill them all if they won't eat cake.

Posted 4 months ago
Marie Antoinette painted by Joseph Boze. This rather unflattering and flat faced portrait was commissioned by her husband Louis XVI in December 1784 to the tune of 2,400 livres, which is peanuts compared to the 18,000 livres that Madame Vigée-Lebrun received for her painting of the Queen with her children.
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  I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen this particular portrait. I heartily disagree that’s it’s unflattering- in fact, this is...
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  I think it’s a quite beautiful portrait. Although she does somewhat have Tom Hanks lips here… But it IS a lovely...
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