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Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun - Portrait of the Duchess de Polignac [c.1782], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.
Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac (September 8, 1749 – December 9, 1793) was the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she first met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the Queen of France. She was considered one of the great beauties of pre-Revolutionary high society, but her extravagance and exclusivity earned her many enemies.
[Grand Trianon, Versailles - Oil on canvas, 92.2 x 73.3 cm]