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Le Chasteau, View of Château de Villers-Cotterêts, Cityscapes and landscapes in France and Italy, Recueil de vues de monuments de Paris, des principales résidences royales et des principales châteaux de France et de Rome, print, album page, Series number, 111, 132, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Gabriel Perelle, printmaker: Adam Perelle, printmaker: Nicolas Perelle, publisher: Nicolas Langlois (I), Paris, grantor of privilege: Louis Langlois (II), Louis XIV (king of France), France, paper, etching, height 220 mm x width 307 mm, Prints with the signature 'Perelle' may have been made by either father Gabriel or sons Nicolas and Adam. The publishers father and son Nicolas Langlois are both listed as N. Langlois at the same address., garden fountain, landscape with tower or castle, French or architectonic garden, formal garden, Villers-Cotterêts, Château de Villers-Cotterêts, A detailed engraving shows a large ornate stone chateau with a symmetrical façade, steep pitched roofs, chimneys, and decorative dormer windows, set behind a raised terrace with balustrades and steps. In front of the building a formal garden unfolds with geometric beds, clipped hedges, gravel paths, and rows of trees framing the scene. A central fountain with sculptural elements and arcing jets sits in a rectangular basin at the heart of the garden, surrounded by figures walking, conversing, and standing in small groups wearing period clothing and hats. Additional people are dispersed on the terrace and pathways leading toward the chateau, and smaller outbuildings and distant rooftops are visible beyond the main structure. The sky above is filled with layered, finely hatched clouds and a few birds, and the whole scene is rendered in intricate line work characteristic of an engraved print.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_271

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Le Chasteau View Château de Villers-Cotterêts Cityscapes landscapes France Italy Recueil de vues de monuments de Paris des principales résidences royales et des principales châteaux de France de Rome print album page Series number 111 132 Print part album printmaker Gabriel Perelle Adam Perelle Nicolas Perelle publisher Nicolas Langlois I Paris grantor privilege Louis Langlois Ii Louis XIV king paper etching height 220 mm x width 307 mm Prints signature Perelle father Gabriel sons Nicolas Adam publishers father son Nicolas Langlois listed N Langlois address garden fountain landscape tower castle French architectonic garden formal garden Villers-Cotterêts detailed engraving large ornate stone chateau symmetrical façade steep pitched roofs chimneys decorative dormer windows set raised terrace balustrades steps front building formal garden unfolds geometric beds clipped hedges gravel paths rows trees framing scene central fountain sculptural elements arcing jets sits rectangular basin heart garden surrounded figures walking conversing standing small groups wearing period clothing hats Additional people dispersed terrace pathways leading chateau smaller outbuildings distant rooftops visible beyond main structure sky filled layered finely hatched clouds birds whole scene rendered intricate line work characteristic engraved print