Laura Gascoigne

Porcelain-painting during the French revolution

The highlight of Waddesdon Manor’s bird-inspired summer exhibition are a Sèvres dessert service made by an eyewitness to the Terrors

Snuff-box with Sèvres porcelain plaques from 1758, painted by Louis-Denis Armand. © Waddesdon Image Library, Mike Fear
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    Waddesdon Manor, until 22 October

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