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Le Goût De Marie Leszczynska le goût de marie leszczYnska The Taste of Marie Leszczynska Gwenola Firmin Conservateur en chef au musée national Marie Marie des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon Head Curator at the Musée National LeszczyNska LeszczyNska des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (1703-1768) (1703-1768) une reine polonaise A Polish queen Marie-Laure de Rochebrune Princesse polonaise, Marie Leszczyńska Polish princess, Marie Leszczyńska Conservateur en chef au musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon épousa Louis XV à Fontainebleau le married Louis XV at Fontainebleau on Head Curator at the Musée National 5 septembre 1725. Âgée de vingt-deux 5 September 1725. The 22-year-old was des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon ans, elle était la fille de Stanislas erI , roi the daughter of Stanislas I, the deposed déchu du trône de Pologne. Elle avait king of Poland. She grew up in Germany passé son enfance en Allemagne, puis à and then Wissembourg, in Alsace. Assistées de Vincent Bastien Wissembourg, en Alsace. Docteur en histoire de l’art Marie Leszczyńska followed the Doctor of Art History Marie Leszczyńska se plia aux impératifs ceremonial rules required of her as du cérémonial de sa fonction de Reine, Queen, endeavouring always to lead an s’appliquant à toujours mener une vie exemplary life free of intrigue. In her exemplaire dénuée d’intrigues. Dans private life, she lived simply with her son cadre privé, elle mena une existence family and a circle of close friends, who simple avec sa famille et un cercle d’amis shared her love of conversation, music intimes qui partageaient son goût pour and cavagnole, her favourite game. She la conversation, la musique et les parties spent several hours a day in her Private de cavagnole, son jeu préféré. Elle se Apartment meditating, praying and doing retirait plusieurs heures par jour dans son needlework or painting. appartement intérieur pour méditer, prier, effectuer des travaux d’aiguille sur un According to Madame Campan who métier, ou peindre. knew her in her youth before she entered the service of Marie-Antoinette, Selon Madame Campan qui l’avait connue Marie Leszczyńska “had finesse of mind”. Téléchargez gratuitement dans sa jeunesse avant d’entrer au service Marie Leszczyńska spent 42 years at l'audioguide de l'exposition de Marie-Antoinette, Marie Leszczyńska the Palace of Versailles, making her the Download the free « avait de la finesse dans l’esprit ». longest-serving sovereign at the court of audio guide for the exhibition Marie Leszczyńska passa quarante-deux Versailles. onelink.to/chateau ans au château de Versailles. Elle est ainsi la souveraine à avoir le plus longtemps partagé la vie de la cour versaillaise. En partenariat média avec / In media partnership with Arbre Généalogique FAMILY TrEE Louise Élisabeth duchesse de Parme (Mme Infante) (1727-1759) Henriette (1727-1752) Louise Marie (1728-1733) Louis XIV Louis Ferdinand Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766), Marie Leszczyńska Louis XV roi de France Grand Duc de dauphin de France (1703-1768), reine de France, 1748, huile sur toile, roi de France H. 139 ; L. 107,1 cm, Versailles, musée national des et de Dauphin Bourgogne (1729-1765) et de Navarre châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV 5672 Navarre (1661-1711) (1682-1712) (1710-1774) (1638-1715) oo Adélaïde à Fontainebleau Madame Adélaïde le 5 septembre (1732-1800) Stanislas 1725 Ier Leszczyński roi de Pologne Marie Philippe (1677-1766) Leszczyńska duc d’Anjou reine de (1730-1733) Catherine France Opalińska (1703-1768) (1680-1747) Victoire Madame Victoire (1733-1799) Sophie Madame Sophie (1734-1782) Marie-Thérèse Félicité (1736-1744) Anonyme, France xviiie siècle, Louis XV (1710-1774), roi de France, vers 1728, huile sur toile, Louise H. 304 ; L. 180 cm, Versailles, musée national des Madame Louise châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV 6607 (1737-1787) Les partis pris The queen’s Le 4 septembre 1729, Marie Leszczyńska, On 4 September 1729, Marie Leszczyńska, déjà mère de trois filles, mettait au who was already the mother of three girls, artistiques Artistic monde le Dauphin tant espéré. Cette gave birth to the long-awaited Dauphin. de la reine Preferences naissance fut accueillie dans la liesse The birth was celebrated by the people as populaire, car la continuité dynastique it ensured the continuation of the dynasty. De 1727 à 1737, la Reine donna Between 1727 and 1737, the Queen gave était assurée. Le portrait d’apparat, The formal portrait painted around 1730 naissance à dix enfants. Les peintres birth to 10 children. The royal offspring peint vers 1730 par Alexis-Simon Belle, by Alexis-Simon Belle and depicting Marie les plus talentueux, dont Alexis-Simon were painted by the most talented artists, représentant Marie Leszczyńska et son Leszczyńska and her Son Louis Ferdinand Belle, Jean-Marc Nattier, Pierre Gobert, including Alexis-Simon Belle, Jean-Marc fils Louis Ferdinand, témoigne de cet records this event. The Queen is draped exécutèrent des portraits de tous les Nattier and Pierre Gobert. In her own événement. La Reine, drapée dans un in a cloak of blue velvet trimmed with enfants royaux. Dans ses appartements, apartments, the Queen surrounded manteau de velours bleu brodé de fleurs fleurs de lys in gold thread and wearing a la souveraine s’entoura des effigies de herself with likenesses of various de lys en fils d’or, vêtue d’une ample robe billowing dress of golden thread studded différents membres de sa famille. members of her family. de fils d’or cousue de diamants, tient with diamonds, and is holding the heir to l’hériter de la Couronne sur ses genoux. the crown on her knees. En 1738, le cardinal de Fleury, Principal In 1738, Cardinal Fleury, the first ministre soucieux des finances du minister in charge of the kingdom’s royaume, décida que plusieurs des filles finances, decided that several of the royal du couple royal devaient quitter Versailles couple’s children should leave Versailles car les dépenses de leurs Maisons because of the considerable cost of coûtaient cher au Royaume. Mesdames their accommodation to the kingdom. Victoire, Sophie, Félicité et Louise, âgées Consequently, Mesdames Sophie, Felicity respectivement de cinq, quatre, deux ans and Louise, aged five, four, two years and et quelques mois, furent ainsi envoyées a few months old, respectively, were sent à l’abbaye de Fontevrault. Félicité y to Fontevrault Abbey. Felicity died there mourut dans sa cinquième année. En when she was five years old. In 1747, the 1747, sur ordre de Louis XV, on manda artist Nattier was dispatched to Fontevrault le peintre Nattier à Fontevrault. L’ artiste on the order of Louis XV. He subsequently livra les portraits des princesses en delivered his portraits of the princesses mars 1748. Ces présents du Roi ravirent in March 1748. These gifts from the King Marie Leszczyńska qui n’avait pas revu delighted Marie Leszczyńska who had not ses filles depuis leur départ. seen her daughters since their departure. Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766), Marie Louise Thérèse Victoire de France (1733-1799), Alexis-Simon Belle (1674-1734), Marie Leszczyńska (1703-1768), reine de France, et le dauphin dite Madame Victoire, 1748, huile sur toile, Louis Ferdinand (1729-1765), vers 1730, huile sur toile, H. 159 ; L. 122,8 m, Versailles, musée national H. 81 ; L. 64,5 cm, Versailles, musée national des des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV 3756 châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, MV 3819 L’aménagement Layout of espaces situés à l’arrière de son Grand These paintings were delivered in 1749 and Appartement. Elle fut la première reine à were originally curved at the top. They are des cabinets the queen’s les occuper et à en revoir la distribution. mentioned in the Memoirs of the Duke of de la reine : Chambers: Luynes who saw in them “pretty landscapes La série des Cinq Sens, commandée with tiny figures”. These pastoral scenes Les Cinq Sens, The Five Senses, à Jean-Baptiste Oudry et destinée à orner depict an idyllic countryside. le Petit cabinet de la Reine, prit place par Oudry by Oudry au-dessus du lambris. Marie Leszczyńska’s interest in painting Livrés en 1749, ces tableaux, à l’ origine is obvious. She revealed her talent as a À Versailles où elle se pliait à l’Étiquette, At Versailles, where her life was dictated cintrés par le haut, sont mentionnés dans copyist by reproducing one of Oudry’s Marie Leszczyńska aspirait à vivre, ne by the Étiquette, Marie Leszczyńska les Mémoires du duc de Luynes, qui y voit works, called La France or L’ Agriculture serait-ce que quelques heures par jour, yearned to live as a private individual, « de jolis paysages avec de très petites at the time, but now known as La Ferme. en simple particulière. Aussi joua-t-elle even if only for a few hours a day. figures ». Ces scènes champêtres décrivent The idea for the subject was inspired by un rôle essentiel dans la distribution des Consequently, she was heavily involved une campagne idéale. the Dauphin. in furnishing the areas directly behind her Grand Apartments. She was the first L’ inclination de Marie Leszczyńska pour Queen to occupy them and oversee their la peinture est manifeste. Elle montra ses arrangement. talents de copiste lorsqu’elle reproduisit une œuvre d’Oudry, intitulée à l’ époque The Five Senses series were commissioned La France ou L’ Agriculture, et aujourd’hui from Jean-Baptiste Oudry to adorn the nommée La Ferme. Le sujet en avait été Queen’s Private Apartment and was placed inspiré par le Dauphin. above the panelling. Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), Une jeune bouquetière (L’ odorat), 1749, huile sur toile, Marie Leszczyńska (1703-1768), Une Ferme, d’après Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1753, huile sur toile, H.
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