Waddesdon Manor - Persuading the King: A Manuscript Petition by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (1724-1780)

This display highlights a new addition to the collection at Waddesdon- Gabriel de Saint-Aubin's volume - Placets de l'officier Desbans (1775). This elaborate manuscript petition (placet) was submitted to Louise XVI and Marie-Antoinette by a soldier, Edme Louis Desbans, asking for a long-promised promotion. Gabriel Saint-Aubin was one of the greastest draughtsman of 18th-century France. This unique work offers a glimpse into the politics of promotion and favour. Booking Advisable. P

A National Trust Event - Start 12:00. End 16:00. Free Entry. Exhibition on the second floor in the Drawings rooms. Entry via the main house door. For more details please phone the contact number be

Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH

Fri 23 Sep to Sun 23 Oct 2016

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