Talk:Marie Antoinette and Her Children

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 11:42, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

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Marie Antoinette and Her Children by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

• ... that Marie Antoinette and Her Children (pictured) is one of the most important treasures of France? Source: "The result, Vigée Le Brun’s Marie Antoinette and her Children (1787), is a masterpiece of portraiture, and is today considered one of France’s most important national treasures." National Gallery of Canada

• Reviewed: Cordula Wöhler

Created by JeBonSer (talk). Self-nominated at 00:21, 10 June 2021 (UTC).

• The article is new enough, long enough, well-referenced, neutrally written with no significant copyvios. The hook is cited-inline in the article and is interesting. The hook has a picture which is freely licensed, used in the article, and easily discernible at 100px. A QPQ has been done by the nominator. Good to go! Ashleyyoursmile! 10:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

• A new QPQ is needed. The submitted QPQ has already been used for several nominations, including Template:Did you know nominations/Portrait of Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc, which appeared on the main page on June 9. A new QPQ must be done for every nomination at this point; the rule is one QPQ per article nominated. Thank you. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:32, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

• QPQ done. I replace it now with my current reviewed DYK. JeBonSer ^{(talk | sign)} 14:12, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Since neither of the previous reviewers have returned, I'm going ahead and approving this since the QPQ issue has been resolved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:34, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Marie Antoinette and Her Children/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 21:24, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Comments

• Create the redirect for the alt name for this work at Marie Antoinette of Lorraine-Habsburg, Queen of France, and Her Children
• The refs in the lead can be placed in the main body where those facts are covered.
• "the French artist" no need to link French people.
• "year, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun was" relink artist in the main body.
• "Mars Room in the Palace of Versailles" link(s).
• "the Dauphin at" link for Dauphin?
• "by Renaissance depictions" link.
• "her children are her" were.
• "Presentation of the Queen's Office in the Grand Couvert antechamber" forgive me, what does that mean?
• Ref 4 needs en-dash.
• Ref 6, no need for SHOUTING.

That's all I have. Nice article. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 08:29, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man:  Task complete. JeBonSer ^{(talk | sign)} 14:37, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

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Marie Antoinette and Her Children is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, painted in 1787. It shows Marie Antoinette, the consort of King Louis XVI of France, wearing a red velvet gown with a sable lining. Her younger son, the future Louis XVII, sits on her lap, while her daughter Marie-Thérèse leans on her arm. Marie Antoinette's elder son, Louis Joseph, at that time Dauphin of France, is near an empty cradle intended for her younger daughter Sophie, who died before the painting's completion. The work was commissioned by Louis XVI in an effort to improve the public perception of Marie Antoinette, after her reputation was tarnished by the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, by focusing on her role as a queen and a mother; she is depicted with little jewellery. The painting was first shown at the Salon in Paris, to mixed reactions, and is now displayed at the Palace of Versailles.

Painting credit: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

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