Adieu ne plaise univers

Bijoux fantaisistes par Marie-Laure Dagoit

[mioritic]

Herz Bube + Herz Dame, Tarock-Spiel, tw. mit "Wiener Typen"/"Volksleben"-Darstellungen, Carl Holdhaus, um 1850

Wien Museum

[fragrantblossoms]

Irene E. Jerome, Common Harebell, Wildflowers--Colorado,(1893-1900).

[templeblade]

@syrenki

[leloupdebout]

Pierre Jamet (Français, 1910-2000), La rose et l'oiseau, 1938.

[vivelareine]

Detail from a view of the Temple of Love at Versailles by Claude-Louis Châtelet, 18th century.

[vivelareine]

… Her father, Francis I, received at his table the principal officers of the crown, and allowed them the utmost liberty. Maria Theresa admitted to her intimacy most of the Court ladies, and even stayed with some during the summer in their country houses. She might there be seen walking up and down and knitting in the gardens, or reading in a grotto, without a single lady-of-honour in attendance.

It was thus that Marie Antoinette, from her very childhood, had habits of innocent freedom and familiarity which, when she brought them to France, were judged severely.

–Charles Joseph Lamoral, prince de Ligne (1735-1814); on Marie Antoinette and familiarity

[vivelareine]

A 19th century print depicting Madame Campan and Marie Antoinette at the hameau de la reine. [source: my scan/collection]

[7pleiades7]

Madame de Pompadour, detail, (1758), by François Boucher (1703 – 1770), oil on canvas, 157 x 201 cm, Alte Pinakothek, Munich

[learnelle]

Flower details

[beatricecenci]

Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685-1766)

Portrait de Mathilde de Canisy, marquise d’Antin

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

~ James Sant, Portrait of the 17th Countess of Rothes (detail)

via bonhams

[learnelle]

Monet painting details.

[orwell]

Supporter (detail) — Nick Alm

[urgetocreate]

John Michael Carter (American b,1950), Summer Reading, 1986, Oil on linen

[inspirationpainting]

George Goodwin Kilburne 1839 -1924

[inspirationpainting]

Pauline Palmer, 1867-1938, American artist

[inspirationpainting]

Lyudmila Popenko (1951 – 2016)

[vestiaireartistique]

Picnic (Picnic Scene)

Harald Slott-Møller captures refined leisure through airy summer fashion: flowing white dresses with delicate embroidery, soft sashes, and wide-brimmed hats evoke effortless elegance. The light fabrics and pastel tones reflect a shift toward relaxed, outdoor sophistication, where fashion adapts to nature without losing its grace.