One of the sales of the century, the auction of the Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, takes place at Christie's, New York over the next few days. On offer are "nearly 1,500 superlative works of decorative and fine arts", with many 18th-century pieces among them....
Upcoming: a new lavish six-part series on Marie-Antoinette written by Deborah Davis, and staring Emilia Schüle and British actor Louis Cunningham.
The Town Hall in Orléans, Cap Cod, has put on display a newly restored painting of the Duke of Orléans, lately rescued from the basement.