Marie-Antoinette's Fan; Acquirer: Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) Provenance: Reputedly, Queen Marie-Antoinette; purchased in Paris by Queen Louise of the Belgians for Queen Victoria, 1839; bequeathed to King Edward VII, 1901 Description: acquired for Queen Victoria in Paris by her aunt, Queen Louise of the Belgians (1812-50) in late December 1839, between Queen Victoria’s proposal of marriage to Prince Albert in October 1839 and the royal wedding in February 1840