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Maria Leszczyńska in the lying-in chamber
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Maria Leszczyńska, Queen of France, lies in the lying-in bed after giving birth to her twin daughters, Marie Louise Elisabeth and Henriette Anne. On the left, a lady-in-waiting sits with one of the children on her lap. Her husband, Louis XV, leans over her. Some courtiers visit her. Bottom left, a three-line text in Dutch with an explanation of the scene, and right, a comparable explanation in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMaria Lesczinska in het kraambed. 1727. Leonard Schenk. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
