Prince Edmond de Polignac
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Prince Edmond Melchior Jean Marie de Polignac was a French aristocrat and composer.
Prince Edmond de Polignac by James Tissot, 1868
Le Balcon du Cercle de la rue Royale by Tissot, 1868
From left to right, standing: Prince Edmond de Polignac, Princess of Brancovan, Marcel Proust, Prince Constantin Brancoveanu (brother of Anna de Noailles), and Léon Delafosse. 2nd row: Madame de Montgenard, Princesse de Polignac, Countess Anna de Noailles, 1st row: Princess Helen Caraman-Chimay (sister of Anna de Noailles), Abel Hermant
Yolande de Polastron
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Yolande de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac was the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the Que
Prince Edmond de Polignac
…was a French aristocrat and composer. Edmond was a member of the Polignac family, one of the more illustrious families of France. His grandmother, the duchesse de Polignac, had been the close friend of Queen Marie Antoinette. His father, Jules de Polignac, prince de Polignac (1780–1847), was the Minister of State in the…
Portrait by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1782. (styled after Self-portrait in a Straw Hat)
Marie Antoinette was instantly "dazzled" by the duchess of Polignac
Portrait of the Comte de Vaudreuil by François-Hubert Drouais, 1758
A more formal portrait of the Duchesse de Polignac by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun