painting

As we are making preparations to move into our new house, I'm trying to decide on my office. I've got to get a new desk and of course, I'm going to decorate (a little bit at a time) in the Louis XV style. Hopefully I can find an appropriate desk for a smallish price. Anyway... I'm going to save up my allowance money that Miranda lets me take and buy a painting. I found a web site where you can buy hand painted reproductions of famous paintings. So I'm trying to decide what painting to save up for.

Here are my options:

King Louis XV (of course)

King Louis XVI (of course)

Napoleon (of course)

Those seem a bit too obvious. I'm thinking of wandering off the beaten track for a bit. I could go with Davout, Soult, Ney, or some of the other Maréchels of Napoleon. But that is a bit too pedestrian as well. If we go a step further then we come up with some interesting ideas.

Maréchale Lannes (wife and children of Maréchal Lannes)

Jacques Necker (economist during the French Revolution)

Other paintings can be viewed here. These are all in the style of Rococo (Louis XV). I am open to suggestions (different painting or even different style). Still Life's are sorta out because they freak me out. No idea why but they just seem bleak and scary. Topless/bottomless women are out as well.

I'm leaning toward Necker.

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