VERSAILLES PLUS & MINUS / politics versus the arts repeats itself

+"TREASURES OF VERSAILLES"+

>catalog of an >exhibition by the french government<

>at the chicago art institute in 1962 from my archive<

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+>>>>> / VERSAILLES)+

>is the source of my illustrations for tonights blog &<

>i am glad to explain how >these photos< relate here<

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+THESE HISTORICAL PERSONA+
+& PLACES PHOTOS AUGMENT+
>(our french de gruy(ere)<
>people had many links in<
>the>18th. c. french court)<
+MY DISCUSSION OF 2 NIGHTS+
+AGO & OFFER VITAL INSIGHT+
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>french king >louis philippe< as an<

>example, played an important role<

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+ / KING LOUIS PHILIPPE)+

>in the history of my family in new<
>orleans from an architectural view<
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+REMEMBER : I  RESEARCHED+
>(from a genealogical<
>point of french view<
>exploring gruy data)<
+& WROTE ABOUT THIS 5 YRS+
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>as you know i am not keen about the<
>negative >social habits of the french<
+(NEW ORLEANS FRENCH+
+ARE HAPPY / RELIGIOUS)+
>court but can vouch for the positive<
>habits of our >family in new orleans<
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>french >king louis xiv< as a young man<
>had much strength as a leader but it was<
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+>>> / KING LOUIS XIV)+
>french >king francois I<  who i study w/<
>admiration for starting the french library<
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 >parisian architect<, >jacques lemercier<
>1585-1654, was >builder of houses< in<
+(GOOGLE : JACQUES LEMERCIER+
+> / ARCHITECT TO THE KING)+
>paris & friend of the de gruyere w/ ties<
>to king louis XIII,  >(louis XIV father)<
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 >alfresco forest feast< of the prince de conti<
>painted by >ollivier reflects the french love<
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+DA VINCI CELEBRATIONS)+
>for >outdoor celebration in summer months<
>earlier leonardo da vinci had designed these<
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 >the marquis de marigny, brother of madame<
>de pompadour, was in charge of french paris<
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+>> / MARIGNY FAMILY)+
>buildings & >ancestor of the marigny family<
>in louisiana w/ link to their degruy neighbors<
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 >french king louis XV< was a >childhood<
>friend of the first >de gruy marine< officer<
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+>>> / KING LOUIS XV)+
>who immigrated to louisiana, winter 1738<
>later this king gave the degruy land grants<
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 >marie antoinette the wife of french king<
>louis XVI at age 28 (felix lecompte bust)<
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+ / MARIE ANTOINETTE)+
>tragic >victim of the revolution who died<
>by guillotine along w/>some gruy family<
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>gilbert mottier, >marquis de la fayette was<
>the famed french officer who fought in the<
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+MARQUIS LAFAYETTE)+
>american revolution w/ washington / i have<
>written much about his nola link w/ degruy<
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 >in 1775 the tree gardens of versailles were<
>replanted after many trees were removed /<
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+GARDENS OF VERSAILLES)+
>the baths of apollo section was redesigned<
>by hubert robert into what we know today<
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 >our departed cousin garlic barranger admired<
>napoleon who has appeared in my research @<
+(NAPOLEON WAS >DEFEATED+
+NEAR BRIENE / LAST BATTLE)+
>several places / >he went to military school at<
>briene & was @ degruy chateau his last battle<
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>louis philippe has been >revealed as very<
>important in the degruy history / >he was<
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+ / KING LOUIS PHILIPPE)+
>leader of paris >freemasons when he was a<
>influence for the >degruy sugar mill design<
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 >every school child knows the genius of<
>leonardo da vinci in painting >but when<
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+LEONARDO ARCHITECTURE)+
>it comes to >architecture & light / water<
>night celebrations, how many know this< ?
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 >it is >vital in versailles research to find<
>that in >addition to the political history<
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+ / EGYPTOLOGY STUDY)+
>& >more important was the scientific &<
>artistic / >egyptology & alchemy study<
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+NAPOLEON'S SCHOLARS+
>in france were a >vital force when he<
>took them to egypt as a >major effort<
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+"THE GODS MACHINES")+
>to discover the truth behind amazing<
>abilities in >ancient egypt technology<
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+"CONTACT IN the DESERT"+
+CONFERENCE SCHOLARS+
>(google : "contact in the<
>desert" conf. schedule)<
+SHALL BE RELATED TO A+
+SIMILAR INVESTIGATION+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu