﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"><channel rdf:about="/comments/rss.aspx"><title>Versailles and more: Recent Comments</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com</link><description /><dc:publisher>Quick Blogcast</dc:publisher><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://app.onlinequickblog.com/" /><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/madame-henriette-daughter-of-louis-xv.aspx#comment-1552123" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/madame-henriette-daughter-of-louis-xv.aspx#comment-1552055" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1548690" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1548638" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1547935" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1547849" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1545269" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/12/sir-anthony-van-dyck-gentlemanpainter-2.aspx#comment-1545215" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1545120" /><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1544990" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/madame-henriette-daughter-of-louis-xv.aspx#comment-1552123"><title>Comment on Madame Henriette, daughter of Louis XV</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/madame-henriette-daughter-of-louis-xv.aspx#comment-1552123</link><description><![CDATA[Thanks so much for the link, Richard! I was thinking of you while writing about the Spanish Bourbons and their distrust of the ambitions of the Orleans branch... The head at the scroll could indeed be Louis XV, or possibly the Queen or some allegory of music. The ribbon looks a sort of lilac color. I love this portrait anyway.<br>]]></description><dc:creator>Catherine Delors</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-21T10:38:30Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/madame-henriette-daughter-of-louis-xv.aspx#comment-1552055"><title>Comment on Madame Henriette, daughter of Louis XV</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/madame-henriette-daughter-of-louis-xv.aspx#comment-1552055</link><description><![CDATA[I will try and place a redirect in my blog to this article, you always have such good stories about the family.<br /><br />Is the bust at the top of the scroll Louis XV. That would explain the white cravat... (though it looks grey).<br /><br />Vive le Roy!]]></description><dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-21T10:15:11Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1548690"><title>Comment on Hydrangeas, Queen Hortense, hortensias</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1548690</link><description><![CDATA[Nope, Carol. No idea whether it goes beyond the standard coffee-table book fare. I have too many books on my to-buy list:, in particular: <br><br><i>Derrière la façade : Vivre au château de Versailles au XVIIIe siècle<br><br></i>and<i> <br><br>La Petite Cour : Services et serviteurs à la Cour de Versailles au XVIIIe siècle <br><br></i>both by William Ritchey Newton. <br>]]></description><dc:creator>Catherine Delors</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-20T10:29:54Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1548638"><title>Comment on Hydrangeas, Queen Hortense, hortensias</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1548638</link><description><![CDATA[Intereseting..have you had a chance to see this new Brit book on Versailles' architectural history Catherine? There's an exerpt on Amazon, yet only one mention of Fouquet in the index :(<br /><br />Versailles: A Biography of a Palace <br />by Tony Spawforth]]></description><dc:creator>Parisbreakfasts</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-20T10:05:10Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1547935"><title>Comment on Hydrangeas, Queen Hortense, hortensias</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1547935</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you, Carlyn! I know the book you mean: <i>Marie-Antoinette and the Last Garden of Versailles</i>. I bought it and will post a review before the end of the month. It's beautiful.<br>]]></description><dc:creator>Catherine Delors</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-20T06:21:47Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1547849"><title>Comment on Hydrangeas, Queen Hortense, hortensias</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1547849</link><description><![CDATA[ahh beautiful post. Makes me wish it was not so cold. Say, If you like gardening, there is a new book out on Marie Antoinette's gardens. I can't remember the name of it.]]></description><dc:creator>Carlyn Beccia</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-20T05:46:13Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1545269"><title>Comment on Hydrangeas, Queen Hortense, hortensias</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1545269</link><description><![CDATA[Judith - Yes, don't we need our daily dose of beauty?<br><br>Carol - I would love to see your hydrangea watercolors. Agreed, the diamond is gorgeous. Empress Eugenie later wore it as part of a hair ornament. Picture it in her beautiful auburn locks...<br>]]></description><dc:creator>Catherine Delors</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-19T10:53:34Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/12/sir-anthony-van-dyck-gentlemanpainter-2.aspx#comment-1545215"><title>Comment on Sir Anthony Van Dyck, gentleman-paynter</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/12/sir-anthony-van-dyck-gentlemanpainter-2.aspx#comment-1545215</link><description><![CDATA[I agree too, Felio. Carol has a great visual sense and I recommend her blog, if you haven't visited it yet<br>]]></description><dc:creator>Catherine Delors</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-19T10:40:05Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1545120"><title>Comment on Hydrangeas, Queen Hortense, hortensias</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1545120</link><description><![CDATA[Excellent to get all this background on the hortencia/hydrangeas! I'm late to appreciate it's beauty but it is such fun to paint the layered flowerettes. I didn't know acidity could change it's color? And the diamond is to die for!!!<br />merci Catherine]]></description><dc:creator>Parisbreakfasts</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-19T10:09:34Z</dc:date></item><item rdf:about="http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1544990"><title>Comment on Hydrangeas, Queen Hortense, hortensias</title><link>http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/11/18/hydrangeas-queen-hortense-hortensias.aspx#comment-1544990</link><description><![CDATA[What a lovely post! Thank you for the dose of beauty &amp; glam for the day! Just wonderful!<br>Judith~]]></description><dc:creator>Judith</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-11-19T10:41:17Z</dc:date></item></rdf:RDF>