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La Salle des Danses à Versailles, View of the ballroom in the garden of Versailles, 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, 61, 132, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Gabriel Perelle, printmaker: Nicolas Perelle, printmaker: Adam Perelle, publisher: Nicolas Langlois (I), Paris, grantor of privilege: Louis Langlois (I), Louis XIV (King of France), France, paper, etching, proof print, height 219 mm x width 311 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, French or architectonic garden, formal garden, Versailles, Garden of Versailles, Salle de Bal, A large formal terrace with concentric stone balustrades and an oval central platform occupies the foreground, surrounded by stepped seating and high lattice walls; numerous small figures in period dress stand, walk, and converse across the terraces and central area, some seated on the steps and others grouped near the balustrades; a series of tall, ornate tiered planters or sculptural columns lines the rear of the central platform, with urns placed atop plinths along the perimeter; dense trees and foliage rise behind the lattice walls, forming a wooded backdrop beneath a sky with horizontal cloud striations; staircases, pathways, and decorative low hedges define the geometric layout of the terraces and platforms.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B23_275
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