Manuscript DS in French, signed “Payez, Marie Antoinette,” one page, 9.75 x 14.5, October 2, 1785. Untranslated document by which Marie Antoinette orders the payment of funds, boldly endorsed in the lower left by the queen. Also secretarially endorsed in the lower right. In fine condition, with light show-through from contemporary notations on the reverse.
Marie Antoinette's expenditures to maintain her flamboyant lifestyle and lavish palace were enormous, and during this time she was growing increasingly unpopular among the French people. In 1785, her public image had been tarnished beyond repair with the 'Diamond Necklace Affair,' when she was implicated in a fraudulent scheme to purchase an expensive necklace. A fantastic document affiliated with the extravagant spending that led to the queen's demise.
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