Marie-Antoinette and the Dauphin, France, ca. 1789-1792 A broken wood fan cut with geometric motifs and decorated with three heightened engravings. On the left, a bust portrait of the Dauphin of France, son of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, with the caption: "Louis Charles de France, Dauphin, born in Versailles on March 27, 1785. To the right, a bust of Queen Marie-Antoinette, after the portrait by Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1783) with the legend "Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, born in Vienna on November 2, 1755". In the center, a young shepherd plays the flute to a dog, under the gaze of two shepherdesses. Mute reverse. H.t. 27.8 cm (minor wear) N.B.: Louis-Charles, known as Louis XVII, became dauphin of France on the death of his brother Louis-Charles in 1789. He was imprisoned with the royal family in the Temple in 1792 where he died three years later. This representation can be compared to the bust of Louis-Pierre Deseine dating from 1790.