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The Rock and Belvedere at the Petit Trianon
Claude Louis Châtelet French
Not on view
Nighttime illuminations of the queen’s favorite retreat, the Petit Trianon, were among the many entertainments Marie Antoinette arranged for foreign royalty. She organized the event depicted here, held on August 3, 1781, in honor of one of her brothers, Emperor Joseph II, who traveled incognito under the name comte de Falkenstein. The Belvedere Pavilion and the Rock, two of the garden’s notable features, appear within a halo of light in an enchanting scene reflected on the mirrorlike surface of the lake.
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