Chateau de 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 château of Saint-Cloud from the staircase side: the palace, with its central block of columns and pediment, overlooks a broad parterre with a large semicircular basin of jets.
Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the château of Saint-Cloud from the staircase side: the palace, with its central block of columns and pediment, overlooks a broad parterre with a large semicircular basin of jets.
Saint-Cloud, bought in 1658 by Philippe d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIV, was enlarged by Girard and Hardouin-Mansart and laid out by Le Nôtre; the building disappeared entirely after the fire of 1870, which makes these views a document of the first order. The print belongs to the series that Pierre Aveline the Elder engraved under royal privilege from 1685.
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 12.5 in (21.5 x 31.8 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 château of Saint-Cloud from the staircase side: the palace, with its central block of columns and pediment, overlooks a broad parterre with a large semicircular basin of jets.