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“ I am deeply moved by my dear Mama’s kindness in regards to the paintings. The size is perfect; they will greatly increase the pleasure I take in visiting Trianon. May I kiss my dear mother with all my soul?
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–Marie Antoinette to Maria Theresa, 18...

I am deeply moved by my dear Mama’s kindness in regards to the paintings. The size is perfect; they will greatly increase the pleasure I take in visiting Trianon. May I kiss my dear mother with all my soul?

–Marie Antoinette to Maria Theresa, 18 March 1778

[translation: Olivier Bernier, Secrets of Marie Antoinette]

[image: Details from two paintings attributed to Johann Weikert; copies were commissioned by Marie Antoinette for her rooms at the Petit Trianon. © Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin]

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