Chateau de Clagny, Versailles - Original Pierre Aveline Etching - 1687
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Original etching by Pierre Aveline with the view of the château of Clagny, beside Versailles, from the garden and the pond, about 1687. Title engraved at the foot: Veüe et perspectiue du Château de Clagny du côté du Jardin et de l'étang a Versailles.
Original etching by Pierre Aveline with the view of the château of Clagny, beside Versailles, from the garden and the pond, about 1687. Title engraved at the foot: Veüe et perspectiue du Château de Clagny du côté du Jardin et de l'étang a Versailles.
Clagny was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Madame de Montespan, with gardens by André Le Nôtre, and demolished in the 18th century: prints such as this are among the few visual records of the building. It belongs to the series of views of the royal residences that Aveline drew and engraved under the royal privilege of 1685.
Medium: Copper engraving (etching).
Artist and engraver: Pierre Aveline (Paris, 1656-1722).
Date: About 1687.
Source: Series of views of the royal palaces engraved by Aveline under royal privilege.
Dimensions: Plate mark 8.6 x 12.6 in (21.9 x 32 cm).
Condition: Laid down on another sheet. There is a restoration to the left side and the lower left corner, visible in the photograph, which slightly affects the image. Paper lightly toned.
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Original etching by Pierre Aveline with the view of the château of Clagny, beside Versailles, from the garden and the pond, about 1687. Title engraved at the foot: Veüe et perspectiue du Château de Clagny du côté du Jardin et de l'étang a Versailles.