Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
200894
Title:
"The great parterre of the Trianon of Saint-Cloud" (Plate 70)
Dates:
1688
View Type:
bird's-eye views; distant views
Location:
Europe--France--Ile- de-France--Paris
Location Type:
Creation
Culture:
French
Creator:
artist
Perelle, Gabriel
1603-1677
French
Creator:
artist
Perelle, Adam
1638-1695
French
Creator:
Perelle, Nicolas
1631-1695
French
Measurements:
21.59 x 29.85 cm
Repository:
New York, NY, USA, Private Collection, New York
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Etchings
Work Type:
Bird's-eye views
Work Description:
"Le Grand Parterre du Trianon de S.t Cloud ou est la Fontaine de Venus, au milieu de laquelle on voit cette Deesse, assise dans un char en forme de coquille, derriere elle est un petit amour qui tient un parasol, formant une nappe d'eau, a ses cotes sont
Subjects:
Saint Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine, FRA); Garden viewing; Trellises; Fountains; Venus (Roman deity); Tritons; Parterres de broderie; Philippe I [Monsieur], Duc d’Orléans
Work Notes:
In "Recueil de Veues des Plus Beaux Lieux de France". Published in Paris by Chez Nicolas Langlois. Comprised of 235 etched views on 215 plates, plus six duplicate etchings laid in.
Rights Type:
fair use

"The great parterre of the Trianon of Saint-Cloud" (Plate 70)