General View of Versailles - Original Etching by Pierre Aveline - c. 1687
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Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the general bird's-eye view of the town and palace of Versailles taken from the gardens. It is the most ambitious print of the series: it takes in the Grand Canal, the basin of Apollo, the groves, the palace and the new town.
Original etching and engraving of about 1687 with the general bird's-eye view of the town and palace of Versailles taken from the gardens. It is the most ambitious print of the series: it takes in the Grand Canal, the basin of Apollo, the groves, the palace and the new town.
Below the image runs a key of thirty-eight numbered references identifying every building and every fountain, the Labyrinth, the Colonnade, the Ballroom, the Water Theater, the Stables and the Grand Commun, which makes this print a topographical document of the first order on the Versailles of Louis XIV. Engraved under royal privilege, with Aveline's selling address in Paris at the foot.
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 8.7 x 12.7 in (22 x 32.2 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 general bird's-eye view of the town and palace of Versailles taken from the gardens. It is the most ambitious print of the series: it takes in the Grand Canal, the basin of Apollo, the groves, the palace and the new town.