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Portrait of the Countess Du Barry...
Many courtiers at Versailles are delighted with the return of the Comtesse.
This portrait is an example of the charming deshabille she delighted in.
With roses in her hair and golden curls falling about her neck and shoulders in charming disarray - she spent hours on achieving this youthful and apparently effortless appearance. Often His Majesty was kept waiting, but a smile from the Comtesse made him forget that he was 60 years old.
This portrait is an example of the charming deshabille she delighted in.
With roses in her hair and golden curls falling about her neck and shoulders in charming disarray - she spent hours on achieving this youthful and apparently effortless appearance. Often His Majesty was kept waiting, but a smile from the Comtesse made him forget that he was 60 years old.
*mutters behind her fan* ... "many more are not delighted whatsoever...", adding with a mischievous smile "... while indeed it does take her hours to achieve a, somewhat, youthful appearance...."
my dear Lady de Plessis!I make no secret of my regard for the Comtesse because of her beauty and her kind heart.This anecdote may prove my point:When the old Comte and Comtesse de Lousene were forcibly evicted from their chteau due to heavy debts, they were sentenced to beheading because the Comtesse had shot dead a bailiff and a police officer while resisting.The Comtesse du Barry asked the king to pardon them, refusing to rise from her kneeling posture if he did not accept her request. Louis XV was astounded and his heart thawed, saying, "Madame, I am delighted that the first favour you should ask of me should be an act of mercy!"Your devoted servant,Gedenspire, Capitaine de la Garde Suisse
Oohh my dear Monsieur le Captain, you would come up with an excuse for anyone wearing a dress, now wouldn't you *smiles innocently*
indeed Madame!gallantry is the soldier's first duty - on the battlefield and in the salon!