Marie Antoinette, 1775, Louis-Jacques Cathelin; Artist: after Jean Martial Frédou, French, 1739-1804, 16 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. ( x cm) (plate), Engraving, France, 18th century, This engraving preserves a lost portrait of the young twenty-year-old queen and was issued the year after Louis XVI was crowned king. Initially popular with the French public, the young Austrian princess made a memorable impression at her husband's coronation in her extravagant dress designed by the exclusive Parisian couturière, Rose Bertin, which embraced the latest trends in French fashion

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