Queen's apartment at Versailles
The Room of the Queen's Gentlemen (also The Room of the Nobles) is the room in which the Queen received ambassadors. Marie Leszczinska sat beneath a canopy. She held her solemn audiences here as well as her conversational circles for the ladies of the court. It was formerly known as the Queen's Drawing Room. In 1785 it was redecorated by Richard Mique. Marie-Antoinette kept only the paintings on the ceiling. She had the walls covered with apple green damask edged with a wide gold stripe. New furniture was delivered, very modern and sophisticated. Riesener, the Queen’s favourite cabinet-maker followed the latest English fashion in building the commodes and cabinets.