Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Carriages and a love story

Within the displays of carriages was the story of Marie Antoinette and a Swedish Nobel named Axel von Fursen. Axel was a good looking courtier who gained the favor of the Queen Marie Antionett. He also taught on the American revolution and acted as the translator between Geirge Washington and General Rochambeau
  There was talk that he and Marie were lovers and they write coded letters to each other for 30 years. He even drove the King, Marie and their children to the edge of French border.  The royals almost escaped the revolution but were caught 10 miles from the border 
The story was interwoven with these carriages 

This one was half sized. For children?

Exquisite workmanship 

Marvelous

The details were amazing

One can only imagine them work that went into these

One small detail