Old World Portraits
Marie Antoinette and her Children at Trianon
Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller
A majestic royal portrait capturing Marie Antoinette and her children in a tranquil garden setting.
Marie Antoinette and Her Children
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1787 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A landmark of French royal portraiture, this piece depicts Marie Antoinette with her children in a scene of maternal dignity and courtly splendor.
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Where it works
A substantial, grounding work with softened warm notes — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Living Room · Commercial Space
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Deep burgundy, Rich brown
About the piece
Painted in 1787 by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, the official portraitist of Marie Antoinette, this work was a significant effort to reshape the Queen's public image through the lens of motherhood. The composition features the Queen in a magnificent red velvet gown, accompanied by her three children—the Dauphin Louis-Joseph, Marie-Thérèse, and Louis-Charles—set against the background of Versailles. The empty cradle is a poignant reference to her fourth child who had recently passed away.
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