Petit Trianon
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The Petit Trianon is a Neoclassical style château located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. It was built between 1762 and 1768 during the reign of King Louis XV. The Pe
West façade of the Petit Trianon
Aerial view of the gardens of the Petit Trianon. The Petit Trianon is in the centre, the Temple de l'Amour is behind, the Pavillon français in front, all in the same perspective
The salle à manger (dining room): finely carved boiseries are without gilding, simply painted to complement the bleu Turquin chimneypiece
The salon de compagnie
Marie Antoinette
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Marie Antoinette was Queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI from 10 May 1774 until the abolition of the French monarchy in 1792 during the French Revolution.
Petit Trianon
…Madame du Barry. Upon his accession to the throne in 1774, the 20-year-old Louis XVI gave the château and its surrounding park to his 19-year-old wife, Marie Antoinette, for her exclusive use. The Petit Trianon is an example of the transition from the Rococo style of the earlier part of the 18th century to the Neoclassical…
Marie-Antoinette à la Rose, 1783
Archduchess Maria Antonia c. 1762 by Jean-Étienne Liotard
Portrait by Martin van Meytens, c. 1767–1768
Archduchess Maria Antonia depicted at age 13 in a 1769 portrait by Joseph Ducreux, which was sent to the Palace of Versailles in May 1769