Marie-Antoinette – Joseph Hickel (circa 1770-1773)

🖼️ Marie-Antoinette – Joseph Hickel (circa 1770-1773)
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A future queen between two worlds: Marie-Antoinette by Joseph Hickel, between Viennese grace and Versailles splendor

Created between 1770 and 1773, this rare portrait of Marie-Antoinette by Joseph Hickel, official painter at the imperial court of Vienna, shows the young dauphine in a crucial transitional period, between her Austrian past and her new role at the French court.
This painting finely combines Viennese refinement and the emerging codes of French royal representation, in a work that is at once official, intimate, and strategically diplomatic.

A formal portrait with restraint: nobility, youth, and lightness

Marie-Antoinette in gentle majesty

In this painting, Marie-Antoinette is depicted full-length or in bust, wearing a ceremonial dress in white or pastel silk, finely embroidered with flowers, pearls, or lace, sometimes wearing a sky blue ribbon or a diaphanous stole.
His powdered and elegantly styled hair, adorned with pearls and feathers, already announce the future spectacular hairstyles of Versailles, although here contained within a more classic Austrian style.

His expression is calm, almost solemn, his gaze fixes the viewer with grace and seriousness, as if to embody the nascent dignity of his new role as Dauphine of France.
The decor, often composed of curtains, columns, or court furniture, symbolizes imperial and monarchical legitimacy.

A diplomatic portrait between Austria and France

This portrait is probably part of the official commissions made in Vienna to be sent to the court of Versailles, or to visually consolidate the image of Marie-Antoinette among aristocratic circles.
Joseph Hickel, close to the Habsburg court, managed to combine the realism of the face and fabrics with a symbolic staging, intended to inspire respect, affection, and loyalty.

Hand-painted reproduction – By Alpha Reproduction

An imperial and gentle work, recreated with fidelity and finesse

At Alpha Reproduction, each artwork is hand-painted in oil on canvas, with the utmost care given to the quality of the fabrics, the soft light on the face, and the subtle decorative details of the 18th-century Austrian style.

Our artists accurately reproduce:

• The young and serene face of Marie-Antoinette

• The richly embroidered pastel silk dresses

• The powdered and discreetly adorned hair

• The elegant imperial courtyard background, column, tapestry or open sky

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📐 Customizable formats – stretched or rolled canvas
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A perfect portrait for lovers of monarchical history, Old Regime diplomacy, and refined painting

This painting fits beautifully into a royal gallery, a historic library, an 18th-century inspired salon, or a collection dedicated to court figures. It will appeal to enthusiasts of Marie Antoinette, Austrian art, and female representations of power before the Revolution.

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With this hand-painted reproduction, bring into your home the imperial softness and the budding elegance of a queen in the making, painted between Vienna and Versailles.
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