Marie-Antoinette: Taste, Scandal and Myth
| Date | Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 December 2025 |
| Time | 18.00–20.00 GMT |
| Location | Online (Zoom) |
| Speaker | Dr Barbara Lasic |
| Levels | All levels |
Discover Marie-Antoinette, one of history’s most captivating figures. Through a vivid visual journey of her interiors at Versailles, the Petit Trianon, and the Château de Fontainebleau, we’ll explore Marie-Antoinette’s daily life as Dauphine, and later as Queen of France, with a focus on her artistic patronage. Our investigation of the team of artists working for her will include portrait painter, Elisabeth-Louise Vigée le Brun and furniture maker, Jean-Henri Riesener, both of whom feature in the Wallace Collection. Described by 19th-century writers Jules and Edmond de Goncourt as the ‘Queen of fashion and pleasure, we’ll also explore Marie-Antoinette’s visual legacy and enduring appeal.
Read the full course description here.
Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.
Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing all sessions.
Course Recording: This course will be recorded. Within 48 hours of each course session, ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording, which will be available for two weeks.
Ticket options
| Date | Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 December 2025 |
| Time | 18.00–20.00 GMT |
| Location | Online (Zoom) |
| Speaker | Dr Barbara Lasic |
| Levels | All levels |
Discover Marie-Antoinette, one of history’s most captivating figures. Through a vivid visual journey of her interiors at Versailles, the Petit Trianon, and the Château de Fontainebleau, we’ll explore Marie-Antoinette’s daily life as Dauphine, and later as Queen of France, with a focus on her artistic patronage. Our investigation of the team of artists working for her will include portrait painter, Elisabeth-Louise Vigée le Brun and furniture maker, Jean-Henri Riesener, both of whom feature in the Wallace Collection. Described by 19th-century writers Jules and Edmond de Goncourt as the ‘Queen of fashion and pleasure, we’ll also explore Marie-Antoinette’s visual legacy and enduring appeal.
Read the full course description here.
Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.
Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing all sessions.
Course Recording: This course will be recorded. Within 48 hours of each course session, ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording, which will be available for two weeks.
Our payments are processed using : Stripe (Checkout)
