#louis XV

[nesiacha]

The "Famous" Sophies of the 18th Century

Sophie of France, daughter of Louis XV and Marie Leszczyńska

Sophie, daughter of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI

Sophie of Artois, daughter of the future Charles X and Marie Thérèse of Savoy

Sophie Volland

Sophie Germain

Sophie de Grouchy, wife of Nicolas de Condorcet

Sophie Momoro, wife of Antoine François Momoro

Sophie Carnot, wife of Lazare Carnot

Sophie Lapierre

The two Sophie Babeuf, daughters of Gracchus and Marie-Anne Babeuf

Sophie Arnould

Sophie Hugo mother of Victor Hugo

Sophie Fayd'herbe de Maudave morgautic wife of Rear-Admiral Charles René Magon de Médine thanks to @tetreaultology-and-tabarnak to find her

Feel free to add more Sophie living in 18th Century

[weirdlookindog]

Stefan Eggeler (1894–1969) - "Louis XV"

illustration from Hanns Heinz Ewers' Die Herzen der Könige (1922), a tale about a painter that uses the hearts of the kings of France in his paintings.

[livesunique]

Hôtel du Garde-Meuble, Place de la Concorde, Paris, France

The Hôtel de la Marine was originally the home of the royal Garde-Meuble, the office managing the furnishing of all royal properties.

It was designed by the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel and built between 1757 and 1774 on the newly created square first called Place Louis XV.

[vintagehomecollection]

A penchant for detail is revealed in the subtle handling of the master bedroom's draperies and bed linens. The effect is rich and light - the perfect backdrop for the Louis XV-style bed, handcarved by New Orleans craftsman Fred Kempf.

Southern Interiors, 1988

[royalty-nobility]

Louis XV in Coronation Robes

Artist: Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659–1743)

Date: 1730

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museum of The History of France, Palace of Versailles, Paris, France

Louis XV

Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved, was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) in 1723, the kingdom was ruled by his grand-uncle Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, as Regent of France. Cardinal Fleury was chief minister from 1726 until his death in 1743, at which time the king took sole control of the kingdom.

[vivelareine]

A plan for the king's supper on June 21st, 1751. According to the book "La nobelles à table," the supper was held at the chateau de Choisy.

[deppjohnnyforever]

[margotfonteyns]

Janet Newbold as Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, for a Louis XV era pageant at the second Metropolitan Opera Ball. Photo by Cecil Beaton for Vogue, June 1934.

[lesmisscraper]

A Bit of History. Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 6.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685-1766) Portrait of Louis XV of France, 1745 The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

[harritudur]

The Côte de Bretagne, Louvre Museum

The Red Spinel, known as the Côte-de-Bretagne, is the oldest gem in the French Crown Jewels collection, originally belonged to Anne of Brittany & her mother Marguerite de Foix (c. 1480).

It was later shaped into a fat "Oriental" dragon with flames by Jacques Guay, the gemstone engraver of Louis XV.

During the French Revolution, it was stolen from the Royal Storehouse. It miraculously surfaced in London in 1797, and was restored to the French collection.

[weirdlookindog]

Stefan Eggeler (1894–1969) - "Louis XV"

illustration from Hanns Heinz Ewers' 'Die Herzen der Könige', 1922

[classic-art-favourites]

Louis XV of France by Alexis Simon Belle, 1723.

[vintagehomecollection]

Bedposts and walls in the master bedroom are pasted in pale yellow satin sprinkled with polka dots. Embroidered rug is... from Portugal; chairs are Louis XV.

House & Garden’s Best in Decoration, 1987

[filmesbrazil]

[killem-all-if-they-wont-eat-cake]

Mariana Victoria of Spain and her fiancé, Louis XV and daughters of the House of Besenval at Schloss Waldegg. Photos taken by me.