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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Van Loo's Marie Lesczynska

A portrait of the Queen of Louis XV from Tiny-Librarian.

2 comments:

  1. For the rest of my life and for eternity too probably, I will recall the history test in which I answered that Charles XII after deposing Ausgust the Strong of Saxony gave Poland another king "his name was never famous".

    History teacher in red:

    "Can't you remember it, Hans?"

    Stanislas Leczynski, now I can.

    Maternal gramp of the father of Louis XVI, right (if Louis XVI was grandson of Louis XV, that is, as I do seem to recall).

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  2. She does look nicer than Madame Pompadour, too!

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