Woven with shimmering gold and silver threads, it depicts the king riding in his carriage toward the palace. The following galleries capture the modes of transportation to Versailles and the French code of dress. Among the reasons to visit the royal residence were its extensive gardens and the prized opportunity to catch a glimpse of the king.
The exhibition proceeds to focus on the different types of visitors to Versailles. Overseas ambassadors were received with great fanfare in the sumptuous Hall of Mirrors.
Often at the palace to negotiate trade deals, they brought exotic gifts, including a recently discovered silver inlaid cannon given to Louis XIV by the Siamese ambassadors. Incognito visitors were those who assumed lower-level titles to avoid the protocol expected of royal guests. The exhibition features a fashionable French hunting costume presented to one of these incognito visitors, the Crown Prince and future Gustav III of Sweden.
Portraits of some travelers, along with souvenirs and guidebooks, are also on view. A number of Americans journeyed to Versailles, either as tourists or diplomats. Franklin captivated the French, shamelessly playing to their expectations of Americans, forgoing a wig and dressing in plain, unadorned clothes.
The exhibition concludes with the dramatic events of October , when an angry mob forced the royal family to return to Paris. The catalogue is made possible by the Diane W. Burke Fund and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Read more about Visitors to Versailles in this Now at The Met blog series published in conjunction with the exhibition. Learn more about the free immersive audio experience , which brings to life the impressions of those who visited the palace and court in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in an atmospheric 3-D soundscape, dramatized from written accounts.
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