Cascades of Saint-Cloud - Original Etching by Pierre Aveline - c. 1687
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Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the Grand Cascade of Saint-Cloud taken from the Seine, the water descending in two stepped stages to the garden balustrade and, in the foreground, fishing boats and barges.
Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the Grand Cascade of Saint-Cloud taken from the Seine, the water descending in two stepped stages to the garden balustrade and, in the foreground, fishing boats and barges.
The cascade, begun by Antoine Le Pautre for Philippe d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIV, and later enlarged, was the most celebrated feature of those gardens and one of the hydraulic spectacles that rivaled those of Versailles. The print belongs to the series of royal residences that Pierre Aveline the Elder engraved under royal privilege from 1685. Signed fait par Aveline avec Privilege du Roy.
Medium: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Artist / after: Pierre Aveline the Elder (Paris, 1656-1722).
Engraver: Pierre Aveline the Elder.
Date: About 1687.
Source: Series of views of royal residences engraved under royal privilege (Avec privilège du Roy).
Dimensions: Plate mark 8.5 x 12.6 in (21.7 x 32 cm).
Condition: Laid down on another sheet at an early date, with short margins. There is a restoration to the left side and the lower left corner, visible in the photograph, which slightly affects the image. Light rust spots and occasional toning; clean plate mark and crisp impression elsewhere.
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Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the Grand Cascade of Saint-Cloud taken from the Seine, the water descending in two stepped stages to the garden balustrade and, in the foreground, fishing boats and barges.