The Wallace Collection houses, among its many treasures, exquisite objects and pieces of furniture of royal provenance that belonged to Marie-Antoinette or her entourage. This tour will be an opportunity to discover not only the taste, imagination and style of the young "Dauphine" and later Queen of France, but it will also enable us to understand her story and fate: her arrival at Versailles as a young teenager, her desire to escape the stifling formality of court etiquette, her circle of friends, her enemies, her insatiable desire for light entertainment and luxury objects, her taste for the picturesque and the new sensitivity, her lack of judgement.
This tour, led by Muriel Carré, will enable you to understand Marie-Antoinette's enduring legacy as a style icon, and will be the indispensable introduction to the V&A's exhibition on until March 2026.
Note: We will meet at 10:15am at the entrance of The Wallace Collection.
For any queries contact event organiser Geneviève Sentier at londonwalks@kcwc.org.uk
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