I haven't had a chance to research this painting (meaning I haven't gotten around to googling it) but it's of Marie Antoinette, two of her children (the only two remaining, at the time,) in the Tuileries, apparently being verbally accosted by poissardes, the fishwives, of Paris.
If you know the identity of the highlighted woman in the center of the group, let me know. There's surely a story behind this picture.
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I'm also struck by the look they're sharing. She is the only woman in the room looking on the Queen with any kind of compassion. Perhaps it is representative of a mother regarding another mother in that light, rather than angry poissonards who have gotten their hands on a monarch.