Marie Antoinette - Queen of France ~ by SaralynArati

NightOwl

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Very pretty! SCORE: ACCURACY: 10 points. INTIRCACY: 7 points. BACKSTORY: 10 points. TOTAL: 27 points. :)

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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Thanks very much, Falak!! I don't mind doing rococo gowns, but this maker actually does look like her more than a little bit! And sometimes it's nice to have a template to decorate with a small amount of D&D!

9 years ago

Falak

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Nice idea using this maker for Marie Antoinette. The dress is beautiful.

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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Marie was deep in depression at that time, mourning the death of her son, but whereas the king was indecisive, she began attempting to save the monarchy of France, contacting foreign allies. Unfortunately, this was to no avail, and she was tried and executed via the guillotine at the height of the Terror. This picture is an amalgamation of two or three paintings, as I wanted to show her greyish blue eyes and ash blonde hair, as well as her lavish court dress.

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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She became demonized in the public eye as representing all that was ill with nobility as the ruling class. If she had actually said, "Let them eat cake," it is likely she would have had no notion of the relative prices of cake and bread; she had cake, so why shouldn't they? On July 14, 1789, 900 French workers and peasants stormed the Bastille prison, marking the beginning of the French Revolution. On October 6, a crowd of about 10,000 women took Versailles, capturing the royal family.

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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Letters to her mother reveal that she missed Austria deeply. When, at 21, she had yet to produce an heir, it was discovered that the marriage had never been consummated as neither of them had been taught about sex. Her first child was born 10 months after that. Still, she largely lived apart from her husband in a small, private palace on the grounds at Versailles. Innumerable rumors of her outrageous behavior and extravagance were spread because of this, although they were generally false.

9 years ago

SaralynArati

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Until the age of 12, Marie enjoyed a "carefree childhood", meaning that she was allowed to run more wild than most princesses, playing with common children while surrounded by opulence. When she was engaged to be married at the age of 12, a tutor was sent to give her a crash course in how to be queen of France. He found her to be "lazy and extremely frivolous", although not stupid. She was married at 14 to Louis, and essentially partied for seven years while he devoted himself to his studies.

9 years ago