Marie Antoinette’s hair was said to be ash-blonde in extreme youth, then turned light brown as a young woman. Her pouf, adorned with flowers, feathers, and jewels, was her signature look. This is of little wonder given the numerous portraits and paintings of Marie Antoinette that show her infamous style.
Her name conjures up images of big dresses and even bigger hair. Her Hair is the Subject of Enduring Fascination Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1783, via the Metropolitan Museum.
These childhood experiences would shape Marie Antoinette’s adult life and her years as the Queen of France - for better or worse.Ģ. Paintings of the happy family from this time depict them with their beloved pet dogs, enjoying each other’s company in informal settings, and enjoying pastimes such as dancing and music. The young archduchess embraced equestrian pursuits and whiled away the colder months sledding in a swan-shaped sleigh, dressed in fine furs. She spent many happy years at Schonbrunn Palace with the stern yet loving Empress, her congenial father, Emperor Francis I, and her many siblings.Īccording to biographer Antonia Fraser, Marie Antoinette enjoyed the splendid parks and gardens of Schloss Schonbrunn and Laxenburg (the family’s holiday residence, where the young archduchess learned to appreciate the simpler things in life). Maria Teresa was at the height of her powers and happiness when Marie Antoinette was born. Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia, and known affectionately by the family as ‘Antoine’) was the last of her mother’s fifteen children, and what a mother she was - Maria Teresa, the Empress of Austria. Marie Antoinette Had an Idyllic Childhood Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria, by Martin van Meytens the Younger, 1767, via the Smithsonian InstituteĪs far as childhoods go, it is fair to say that from all accounts Marie Antoinette’s was idyllic.
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