Tastemakers: Europe 1600-1815 Galleries

The V&A’s Europe Galleries comprise more than 1,100 magnificent works of art and design from 1600-1815. Actress Imelda Staunton takes us on a journey to discover objects made in Europe for some of the period’s most discerning leaders of taste - King Louis XIV, Queen Marie Antoinette and Catherine the Great.

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