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ARTIST: Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune (France, 1741-1814)

TITLE OF WORK: Wedding of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Opening dance by the royal couple

TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pen and brown wash

DATE: 1770

DIMENSIONS: 23.5 x 27.5 cm

COMMENTS: The wedding ceremony took place on 16/05/1770 followed by a dinner in the Opera House. In the next day a performance of the opera "Persée" was given there. On 19/05/1770 took place the depicted scene,

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France, Austria

DANCE FORM: ballroom, court, couple

KEYWORDS: royalty