Conversations were interrupted; glasses were put down; eager, attentive faces turned toward the speaker; this was no less a personage than Jeanne Poisson now Marquise de Pompadour; and when she opened her pretty mouth Louis the Well-beloved, descendant of Saint Louis, King of France and of all her dominions beyond the seas, hung breathless upon those well-rouged lips, whilst France sat silent and listened, eager for a share of that smile which enslaved a King and ruined a nation.
"Petticoat Rule"
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
An approving smile from the King of France, and the world wore a different aspect for Jeanne Poisson.
"Petticoat Rule"
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
So we are glad that Antoinette Poisson appreciated art, and that Jeanne Verbernier made of it a serious consideration, for, what was liked by La Pompadour and Du Barry must needs be favoured by the king.
"The Tapestry Book"
Helen Churchill Candee