Title:
Château de Versailles seen from the forecourt, from Chalcographie du Louvre, Vol. 22
Caption:
Château de Versailles seen from the forecourt, from Chalcographie du Louvre, Vol. 22. Artist: Israel Silvestre (French, Nancy 1621-1691 Paris). Dimensions: Plate: 14 15/16 x 19 13/16 in. (38 x 50.4 cm)
Sheet: 19 5/16 x 26 3/8 in. (49 x 67 cm). Date: 1682.
This engraving, showing the facade of the palace with its marble court and forecourt, dates to 1682, the year Louis XIV officially moved his court from Paris to Versailles.
Technique/material:
ETCHING
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Image size:
3591 x 2765 px | 28.4 MB
Print size:
30.4 x 23.4 cm | 12.0 x 9.2 in (300 dpi)
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