The Dance  1750

From a set of six paintings made for the salle des bains of the comte d'Artois, Louis XVI's youngest brother, at the château de Bagatelle near Paris. [br] In 1777, Charles Philippe, comte d’Artois (1757–1836), the youngest brother of Louis XVI who became Charles X of France, made a wager with Marie Antoinette. He bet that he could cause to be built a small château, or fol...