Versailles, Latona Fountain and Grand Canal - Aveline Etching - c. 1687
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Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the Latona fountain and the Grand Canal at Versailles, taken from the top of the parterre: the axis of Le Nôtre's garden, with the Royal Walk, the basin of Apollo and the Grand Canal beyond.
Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the Latona fountain and the Grand Canal at Versailles, taken from the top of the parterre: the axis of Le Nôtre's garden, with the Royal Walk, the basin of Apollo and the Grand Canal beyond.
Below the image, a numbered key identifies the six main points, among them the Menagerie and the Trianon. The print belongs to the series of views of royal residences that Pierre Aveline the Elder engraved under the ten-year royal privilege obtained in 1685, when the gardens had just reached their definitive form.
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 8.6 x 12.7 in (21.9 x 32.2 cm).
Condition: Laid down on another sheet at an early date, with short margins. A restoration to the left side and the lower left corner slightly affects the image and leaves the first three lines of the numbered key partly illegible, as can be seen in the photograph. Light toning; crisp impression elsewhere.
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Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the Latona fountain and the Grand Canal at Versailles, taken from the top of the parterre: the axis of Le Nôtre's garden, with the Royal Walk, the basin of Apollo and the Grand Canal beyond.