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# Engraving of the masked ball of 23 January 1782, given by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in honour of the birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, their eldest son, born after 11 years of marriage
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- Published: 2024-04-17T05:32:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:34:00.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, Monarchies, Mores, Paris

Engraving of the masked ball of 23 January 1782, given by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in honour of the birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, their eldest son, born after 11 years of marriage. Louis Joseph was a sickly child and lived only 7 years, dying of tuberculosis in 1789

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