Ludwig II fan du Roy

I visited the Kew Gardens and only took pictures of the most important sights

Portraits of fifteen of the characters I know best (so far) of Louis XIV's court. I wanted to add their names but absolutely didn't plan space for it and as a result I'll have to list them here very lamely. Oh well, it was a fun exercise---especially gathering all the paintings to get their traits right. From top to bottom, left to right: Row 1 - Le Grand Condé (cousin of Louis and Philippe), Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche (Queen of France, Louis' first wife), Cardinal Jules Mazarin (Louis' Godfather) Row 2 - Madame de Montespan (Louis' most prominent mistress for a long time, Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon (Louis' second wife... and much more) Row 3 - Armand de Gramont (some guy), Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre (Philippe's first wife), Le Chevalier de Lorraine (Philippe's life-long love) Row 4 - Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans (La Grande Mademoiselle, Louis and Philippe's cousin), Philippe d'Orléans, Elisabeth Charlotte de Bavière (la Princesse Palatine, Philippe's second wife) Row 5 - Antoinne Coëffier marquis d'Effiat (Philippe's ecuyer and one of his favourites), Anne d'Autriche (queen regent and Philippe and Louis' mother), Colbert (minister) Phew okay

Unlike the highly ceremonial State Bedchamber, this room was a more intimate space for rest, featuring the restored Lit à la duchesse (duchess bed) adorned with gilded pelicans and lampas fabric.

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany 1900

So here are some French history memes in honor of that. I’ll make a real post abt my trip later ❤️

Constant Montald, Ophelia, 1893.

by Carl Schweninger the Younger

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Enid and Geraint (1907) by Rowland Wheelwright (Austrian, 1870 – 1955), oil on canvas, 184.7 x 123.8 cm (72 1/2 x 48 1/2 in), Private Collection

Lady Oscar 1979. Directed by Jacques Demy.