Marie-Antoinette feeding the birds at the Trianon 1865

This 1865 lithograph by Joel Ballin, entitled "Marie-Antoinette feeding the birds at the Trianon," depicts the French Queen in a moment of leisure at the Petit Trianon, a small palace in the grounds of Versailles. The scene shows Marie-Antoinette, accompanied by a lady-in-waiting, scattering grain for birds. The composition features a verdant landscape, highlighting the queen's fondness for nature and her retreat from the formality of court life. The artwork, currently housed at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark, is a testament to the enduring fascination with Marie-Antoinette and her tragic fate.