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Edward Matthew Ward (1816–1879) Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
In her last moments, Marie Antoinette wrote to her sister-in-law, Madame Elisabeth, with whom she had developed a close and genuine friendship over the years. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) (style of) National Trust, Cliveden
Her only thoughts went to her children, whom she desperately wanted to protect, even after her death. It grieves me very sensibly to leave my poor children; you know that I existed only for them and you, my kind and affectionate sister.
She advised, Let them both reflect on what I have unceasingly taught them, that virtuous principles and the exact performance of every duty, are the first basis of life; that their happiness will depend on their mutual affection and confidence. She ended her letter with what she wanted her legacy to be: Let them never seek to revenge our death. It was for her wise words and her maternal affection that Marie An
We Decode the New Art Biden Just Installed in the Oval Office, From a Bust of Cesar Chavez to a Calming Childe Hassam Painting
The National Portrait Gallery has loaned two new sculptures to the Biden administration.
January 21, 2021
A sculpted bust of Rosa Parks, foreground, by Artis Lane, and Abraham Lincoln, right, on a table seen during an early preview of the redesigned Oval Office awaiting President Joseph Biden at the White House in Washington, DC. Photo by Bill O Leary/the
Washington Post via Getty Images.
As Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president of the United States yesterday, staffers were rushing to ready the Oval Office for its new occupant. They had only five frenzied hours to finish swapping out artworks and other furnishings before the arrival of the incoming commander-in-chief.