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A royal banquet given by the City of Paris for King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Engraving by J.M. Moreau after P.L. Moreau.

King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, escorted by soldiers, arrive at a masked ball  held to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Etching by Jean-Michel Moreau the younger, 1782, after P.L. Moreau-Desproux.

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Moreau-Desproux, Pierre Louis, 1727 or 1736-1793

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King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, escorted by soldiers, arrive at a masked ball held to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Etching by Jean-Michel Moreau the younger, 1782, after P.L. Moreau-Desproux.

A royal banquet given by the City of Paris for King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Engraving by J.M. Moreau after P.L. Moreau.