Légende

View of the Menagerie of Versailles, La menagerie de Versailles, Collection of views of monuments of Paris, the principal royal residences and the principal castles of France and Rome, Cityscapes and landscapes in France and Italy, print, album page, Series number, 78, 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 XIV (King of France), France, 1664 - 1703, paper, etching, height 191 mm x width 292 mm, Prints with the signature 'Perelle' could 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, zoological garden, zoo, seen as a place where non-domestic animals are kept, Versailles, Garden of Versailles, A wide etching shows a grand classical building with a central domed pavilion flanked by symmetric wings and pavilions, all surrounded by a high fence with a decorative gated entrance. In front of the fence a busy avenue is filled with numerous small figures walking and conversing, horse riders, and a horse-drawn carriage, while more people stand on steps and terraces closer to the building. Trees frame the scene at the left and right edges, and distant low hills appear behind the complex. The sky is rendered with horizontal lines and scattered clouds, and the foreground contains shrubs and groups of people in period dress.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B23_280

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33.7Mo (10.8Mo) / 33.8cm x 25.0cm / 3996 x 2951 (300dpi)

Mots clés

View Menagerie Versailles La menagerie de Versailles Collection views monuments Paris principal royal residences principal castles France Rome Cityscapes landscapes Italy print album page Series number 78 132 Print part album printmaker Gabriel Perelle Adam Perelle Nicolas Perelle publisher Nicolas Langlois I grantor privilege Louis XIV King 1664 - 1703 paper etching height 191 mm x width 292 mm Prints signature Perelle father Gabriel sons Nicolas Adam publishers father son Nicolas Langlois listed N Langlois address garden fountain French architectonic garden formal garden zoological garden zoo place non-domestic animals kept Garden wide etching grand classical building central domed pavilion flanked symmetric wings pavilions surrounded high fence decorative gated entrance front fence busy avenue filled numerous small figures walking conversing horse riders horse-drawn carriage people stand steps terraces closer building Trees frame scene left right edges distant low hills complex sky rendered horizontal lines scattered clouds foreground contains shrubs groups people period dress