Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: "The great parterre of the Trianon of Saint-Cloud" (Plate 70)

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