Madame de Pompadour was not only the powerful mistress of Louis XV but also a dedicated patron of the arts, employing the best painters in France to project images of her as both strong and feminine.
While leading France from behind the scenes, she was also setting the country's leading artisans to work, filling her many residences with exquisite furniture and porcelain. Jo Hedley a curator of the Art of Love exhibition at The Wallace Collection joins Martha, along with writer Christine Pevit Algrant to talk about the legacy of Madame de Pompadour and the Art of Love.
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