October
10
/ 2025
Will the real Marie Antoinette please stand up! A fascinating revelation by an Oxford University professor has revealed that one of the most famous childhood portraits of Marie Antoinette actually depicts her older sister, Maria Carolina of Austria, who later became Queen of Naples. The revelation promises to reshape how we understand the visual legacy of France's most infamous queen. Professor Catriona Seth, a scholar of French literature at Oxford University, made the discovery while researching for an upcoming book at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (MAH) in Geneva. The acclaimed watercolor, painted in 1762 by Genevan artist Jean-Étienne Liotard, has appeared in biographies of Marie Antoinette worldwide for decades reveals a University of Oxford release. Bringing the Habsburg Family
