Fortanier, Arnaud Ramière de and Galerie Nationale du Grand Palais. Set of two art books. Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr - Marie-Antoinette. Published in Paris by Réunion des Musées Nationaux; Archives départementales and Somogy Éditions d'art between 1999 and 2008. First edition In 2 volumes of In quarto / In-4 bradel format. Blue cloth 400 ; 332 pages. Set of 2 books : - Marie-Antoinette, exhibition catalog - Paris, Galerie Nationale du Grand Palais - March 17-June 16, 2008. Illustrated with nearly 300 works from all over Europe - paintings, sculptures, decorative arts -, the catalog of the exhibition presented at the Grand Palais retraces all the stages of this exceptional life, from the frivolity of the adored young dauphine to the dignity of the deposed queen before the scaffold, while emphasizing Marie-Antoinette's eminent role in the life of the arts. - Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr - Royal House of Education - 1686-1793. Richly illustrated in black and color in and out of text. Theater, music, general education: in the shadow of Louis XIV and Madame de Maintenon, Saint-Cyr, maison royale d'éducation is an exceptional document on the nobility and its education, complemented by an alphabetical list of the demoiselles de Saint-Cyr by département of birth. Very good condition.