Thursday 9 January 2014

Cabinet intérieur de madame Victoire

Now that VDP has an annual palace pass, she has started to visit parts of the palace that she had never set eyes on. This is princess Victoire's small cabinet. She was one of Louis the XVth's daughters and is shown painted by Anne Vallayer-Coster in the first photo. The 'appartements de mesdames' (the apartments of the princesses), though still very regal, have a more intimate feel to them than the rest of the palace...

Maintenant que VDP a sa carte "un an à Versailles", elle a commencé à visiter des parties du château où elle ne s'était jamais rendue. Les appartements de mesdames (madame Victoire était fille de Louis XV et est représentée dans la photo du haut par Anne Vallayer-Coster), bien que royaux, ont un charme un peu plus intime que les grands appartements...

18 comments:

Olivier said...

très belle première photo, il y pas intérêt de casser ce miroir, vu la taille c'est pas 7 ans de malheur, ca serait au moins le double

Anonymous said...

So glad you now have the annual pass to further enjoy the palace.

Great use of the mirrors for your first image, nice composition on both!

~Lindy

LONDONLULU said...

Great images, well worth the palace pass! (And getting a palace pass...what a nice way to start off the new year on a high note:)

Randy said...

Very regal looking place.

Stuart said...

The pass must be worth its cost as I see no tourists in your photos ! It's really a beautiful place. Nice shots !

Anonymous said...

A whole new world to explore, your pass was a great purchase!

EG CameraGirl said...

Looks like that Annual Palace Pass is going to be enjoyed by us as well as you. I approve of your investment. ;)

Tanya Breese said...

how fun to have passes to this beautiful place...i think i'd visit every day!

Lowell said...

The palace is so incredibly beautiful in every respect. I'll bet you don't get to see this on one of the tours, though! Thanks for sharing!

Here, kitty, kitty! :)

VP said...

I love annual passes: you can pick the dates and the times you like.

Bergson said...

mais aura t on encore envie de visiter si tu nous montre tout

Small City Scenes said...

I am glad you now have an annual pass---that means we get to see so much more also. MB

Halcyon said...

I'm glad that we will be able to profit from your annual pass as well! This does look like a lovely set of rooms. Those candles give it a warm feel, even if they're not real.

tapirgal said...

It's great that you got a pass. This will be interesting. BTW, I'm sure you noticed, most of Astoria's wires are FRONT AND CENTER :-)

Loree said...

Yay, I guess we'll be seeing more of the palace.

RedPat said...

That's so lovely!

Wayne said...

The pass sounds like a very good investment for you and a real treat for us!!

William Kendall said...

This is a lovely part of the palace, Ciel!