Marie-Antoinette: A Historical Tale for the Whole Family!

By Catherine de Duve

Discover the life of Marie-Antoinette as you read, draw and play

A jewel of a book lets you discover the childhood of Marie-Antoinette, her life as the Dauphine and the entertainment of a Queen…
Marie-Antoinette is a little princess who loves to dance and play like any other child.
At thirteen she must leave her family, her friends and her country to marry the Dauphin, the future King of France.
A new life begins in Versailles where the tiresome “Madame Etiquette” makes sure she follows all the rules.
Marie-Antoinette is very stylish.
She sets the fashion with extravagant headdresses and sumptuous gowns...
As a Queen, she favours a more private life, surrounded by her children and close to nature.


Share a cultural moment with your family while discovering the life of Marie-Antoinette thanks to this richly illustrated book!

ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Put yourself in the shoes of an artist or an explorer and learn all there is to know about art and history!
Whether it is as a museum guide, a temporary exhibition catalog or a monograph, each book from the "Happy Museum" collection can be read while visiting a museum, an exhibition or simply at home.

The concept is entertaining and interactive so that children can learn while having fun! Throughout the pages, you will find some games, observations, thoughts, creations, drawings and art history notions. Thanks to this varied and interactive content, children will be able to assimilate technical and theoretical notions like “still life”, “watercolors” and “impressionism”, which are sometimes abstract and difficult to understand.

From 4 years old and for the whole family (parents, grandparents and teachers).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Catherine de Duve is an art historian and a painter. She worked for the Royal museums of Belgium’s educational services and created teaching workshops at the Brussels Foundation for Architecture.
In 2000, she launched her own publishing house with a brand new concept. Advised by the director of MAC (Grand Hornu), she created the international collection “Happy Museum”, dedicated to a young audience.
Catherine de Duve is also published by RMN, Hatier and Alice editions, and works with dozens of international museum curators.

Thanks to this ebook, the whole family will learn more about:
• The French royalty during the 18th century
• The life of Marie-Antoinette
• Her status as a Dauphine, then later as a queen

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kate'Art Éditions
• Release date: Aug 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9782875750747

Book preview

The childhood of a Princess

Many, many years ago – over two hundred and fifty years – in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, there lived an Empress and an Emperor, Maria-Theresa and Francis I of Austria. They loved each other very much, and they had fourteen children together already. One night, as dusk fell over the Imperial city, bells started ringing from every church tower, announcing the good news: "A little princess has been born! Light as a feather! The baby was the fifteenth child of the empress. She was given the lovely name of Marie-Antoinette, yet no one could suspect what fate had in store for her…

Four years later, little Antoine, as she is called in the family, celebrates the birthday of her beloved father, the Emperor. She will sing in public tonight for the first time, accompanied by her brothers and sisters. In Vienna, everybody simply loves music!

Marie-Antoinette is seven years old when a little boy, just the same age, arrives at the Palace in Schönbrunn. He has come from Salzburg with his father and sister, and his name is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. When he plays the clavichord he sounds like an angel! But as he bows to his