Female Portraiture and Patronage in Marie Antoinette's Court

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Female Portraiture and Patronage in Marie Antoinette's Court is written by Sarah Grant and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1351061801 (ISBN 10) and 9781351061803 (ISBN 13).

This comprehensive book brings to light the portraits, private collections and public patronage of the princesse de Lamballe, a pivotal member of Marie-Antoinette’s inner circle. Drawing extensively on unpublished archival sources, Sarah Grant examines the princess’s many portrait commissions and the rich character of her private collections, which included works by some of the period’s leading artists and artisans. The book sheds new light on the agency, sorority and taste of Marie-Antoinette and her friends, a group of female patrons and model of courtly collecting that would be extinguished by the coming revolution.