Why it matters
Louis XVI commissioned this official portrait after the Affair of the Diamond Necklace had tarnished the queen's reputation, to present her sympathetically as a mother surrounded by her children.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1787.
- It measures 275 × 216.5 cm.
- It is displayed at the Palace of Versailles.
Based on the Wikipedia article Marie Antoinette and Her Children (CC BY-SA 4.0).
