Caption
View of the Castle of Saint-Cloud with pond, Le Chasteau de St. Cloud vue du costé de la grande piece d'eau, 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, 44, 132, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Gabriel Perelle, printmaker: Adam Perelle, printmaker: Nicolas Perelle, publisher: Nicolas Langlois (I), Paris, publisher: Nicolas Langlois (II), grantor of privilege: French crown, France, 1613 - 1707, Gabriel Perelle, Adam Perelle, Nicolas Perelle, Nicolas Langlois (I), Nicolas Langlois (II), French crown, publisher, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, height 218 mm x width 308 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., landscape with tower or castle, castle, garden pond, Saint-Cloud, Castle of Saint-Cloud, A wide engraved scene shows a large formal building with multiple stories, arched windows, decorative roof dormers, and sculptural details, flanked by trees at the edges; in front of the building a rectangular water basin contains many waterfowl and is edged with statues on pedestals and stepped terraces leading up to the building; numerous figures in period dress walk, stand, converse, and gather around the basin and on the terraces, with some near a horse-drawn carriage to the right and others strolling among trimmed topiary and planted urns; the sky above is filled with lined cloud shading and small flocks of birds, and distant wooded hills appear beyond the formal gardens.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B23_274
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