Line engraving of a woman with curled hair and a tall plumed headdress, in an oval frame, with a cartouche inscribed Antoinette below.

Antoinette, Queen of the French, Line Engraving

A line engraving in an oval frame shows a woman in profile-turned three-quarter view, her hair piled high and curled beneath a large plumed headdress. She wears a loosely draped gown with puffed sleeves. A rectangular cartouche at the base bears the inscription "Antoinette, Königin der Franzosen."

Artist: Unidentified (German)
Date: n.d.
Medium: line engraving
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 1982 × 3000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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