1.0Museum of Angra do Heroismohttps://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/en/Vitor Oliveirahttps://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/en/author/vitor-oliveira/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="868euWjue3"><a href="https://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/en/others/historical-pieces/madame-du-barry/">Madame Du Barry</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/en/others/historical-pieces/madame-du-barry/embed/#?secret=868euWjue3" width="600" height="338" title="“Madame Du Barry” — Museum of Angra do Heroismo" data-secret="868euWjue3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Born as Marie-Jeanne Bécu (1743-1793), she became the Countess du Barry (or Bary) through marriage and was one of the official mistresses of King Louis XV of France. Her figure inspired numerous artists, notably Augustin Pajou (1730-1809), a French neoclassical sculptor and the creator of this bust, which established his reputation as an exceptional portraitist […]https://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/banner-44.jpg630400