Book  (Apr 1999)  Page(s) 53.  
 
Marie-Antoinette Gallica. Vibert, 1829. The author cites information from different sources... Lilac pink... crimson lilac... Queen Marie-Antoinette of France, lived 1755-1793, Austrian-born wife of Louis XVI of France; has a reputation for being a silly, but met her execution with dignity.

Book  (Jul 1998)  Page(s) 158.  
 
Marie Antoinette Vibert, 1829. Habit: upright shrub, 1,20 m; prickles and bristles. Foliage: medium green; elliptical leaflets. Bloom: medium to large; double. cupped; small eye in the centre. Colour: crimson, shaded lilac, even violet. Fragrance: moderate.
At L'Haÿ and in Sangerhausen (Germany), this variety is dated 1825. We have found it in the catalogues of Vibert in 1830 and 1831, with the following mention: "obtained from seed, placed into commerce in 1829" and for the colour "crimson-lilac". This variety should not be confused with another Gallica, also named 'Marie Antoinette', earlier than that of Vibert, found for example in the catalogue of Noisette of 1825.

Book  (1990)  Page(s) 40.  Includes photo(s).
 
Marie Antoinette Gallica. Vibert 1825. Description... purplish-pink, large, double blooms...

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 455.  
 
Marie Antoinette (Provins) Vibert ca. 1825; lilac-pink, large, double. Sangerhausen

Book  (1902)  
 
[not included in the collection]

Book  (1899)  Page(s) 124.  
 
Marie Antoinette, Provins, Vibert, rose lilacé

Book  (1880)  Page(s) Annex, p. 91.  
 
gallica, Marie Antoinette, lilac-pink, large, full.

Book  (1858)  Page(s) 215.  
 
Rosa gallica.
Marie Antoinette, Blumen groß, voll, lila rosa.

Translation: Rosa gallica.
Marie Antoinette, the large, full flowers are lilac-pink.

Book  (1849)  Page(s) 20-21.  
 
Nos belles variétés de Cent-feuilles, telles que la Rose de la reine, celle des peintres, la Cent-feuilles ordinaire même , durent moins, parce qu'elles sont moins vigoureuses que les Bengales; les variétés multiflores, comme la Palmyre, la Marie-Antoinette, durent moins encore et n'épanouissent même pas toujours tous leurs boutons dans la plupart de nos Jardins, où leur feuillage jaunit et s'étiole au bout de trois ou quatre ans au plus, ce qui arrive à la Rose muscate, mais seulement à la fleur, dont les boutons ne s'épanouissent pas toujours complètement sous notre ciel parisien.

Book  (1848)  Page(s) Div. II, p. 58.  
 
The French Rose
Marie-Antoinette; flowers lilac rose, large and full.