# Marie Antoinette

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LECOMTE, Félix](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lecomte-flix-ref5172a208c26d>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

This is the most famous and duplicated of Lecomte&#39;s busts. Looking at once aloof, imperious, and benevolent, the queen is portrayed more truthfully than in any painted portrait, with a hint of feminine allure.

## Related artworks

- [Astronomy and Geography](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lecomte-flix-ref5172a208c26d/astronomy-and-geography-r25d47e052bf22d>)
- [Charles Rollin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lecomte-flix-ref5172a208c26d/charles-rollin-r09c0626012dcef>)
- [Jean le Rond d&#39;Alembert](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lecomte-flix-ref5172a208c26d/jean-le-rond-dalembert-r84c3aad83e975e>)
- [Oedipus et Phorbas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lecomte-flix-ref5172a208c26d/oedipus-et-phorbas-rb9c8492d504206>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)