Versailles, the Orangery and Palace - Original Aveline Etching - c. 1687
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Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the Orangery and the palace of Versailles from the garden side: the great lower parterre, the vaulted gallery that Jules Hardouin-Mansart raised between 1684 and 1686 and the Hundred Steps stairways.
Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the view of the Orangery and the palace of Versailles from the garden side: the great lower parterre, the vaulted gallery that Jules Hardouin-Mansart raised between 1684 and 1686 and the Hundred Steps stairways.
The caption reads Veüe et perspective de l'Orangerie et du Château de Versailles du costé du Jardin. 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, a few years after the court settled at Versailles.
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 (21.7 x 31.7 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 Orangery and the palace of Versailles from the garden side: the great lower parterre, the vaulted gallery that Jules Hardouin-Mansart raised between 1684 and 1686 and the Hundred Steps stairways.