#louis XV

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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

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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.

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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.

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[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.

[classic-art-favourites]

Louis XV of France by Alexis Simon Belle, 1723.

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[rmelster]

Louis XV being pleased when his mistresses almost died “in service” (aka, giving birth to his children or suffering miscarriages) is the reason why he is the most hideous king in my eyes.

[weirdlookindog]

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

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

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

[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

[jeanfrancoisrey]

Porte de l’hôtel d’Ailhaud à Aix en Provence…

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Marie Antoinette (2006, Sofia Coppola)

03/10/2025

[thegoldensanctuary]

4th Version of my updated Grand King's Bedchamber Bed under Louis XV.

This is the summer bed received in 1723 when Louis XV returned to Versailles, the summer furnitures from his predecessor the sun king were missing as they were gifted to the duke of Tresmes at his death in 1715. A new summer set was received and given the number 2200 by the Garde Meuble. It was actually made from some older brocades received in 1688, and given the numbers 123,132,133,134. In 1723 Lallié retouched them and sent them back to the garde meuble under the new number 2200. In this post I won't go into the details about my choices when designing the updated version of that brocade as I will in a future post. I will just focus on the bed which I made sticking as much as possible to the description from the 1723 garde meuble entry.