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Marie Antoinette arrives at the Town Hall in Paris during the celebration of the Dauphin of France's birth on January 21, 1782. The city of Paris celebrates the birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, with a masked ball and fireworks display at the Hôtel de Ville. The event was part of a series of public celebrations that included a gala opening of the Opera and a banquet. Louis Joseph Xavier François (22 October 1781 - 4 June 1789) died aged seven from tuberculosis and was succeeded as Dauphin (and thus heir-apparent) by his four-year-old brother Louis Charles. From "Paris a travers les Ages", 1782. (Colorised black and white print)