I am stuck in Madame de Pompadours era

Happy Pink Saturday!

While I wait for my laptop to be resurrected, I am reading a few books about her era. I am looking at Sevres porcelain on auction sites and trying to learn more about that. I love this painting of her. I have many fun posts planned for the next few weeks but until I can get my photos back in my laptop I am sort of stuck. If I have to be stuck I will use the time to learn.

Did you know that the Petit Trianon at Versailles was originally build for Madame de Pompadour?

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Have a Pink day!

Happy Birthday Madame de Pompadour

Today in 1721 was the birth of the baby girl who would become mistress of the King of France, patron of the arts, champion of Voltaire and a political power broker. Known formally as the Marquese de Pompadour, a title given by the King this pretty woman set her sights on her King and became his soul mate.

In Nancy Mitford's biography ( the best ever written) we learn so much about the era and the royal court as we do about Jeanne Poisson. To me Madame de Pompadour is as interesting a figure as Marie Antoinette.

Have a Pink day!