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A View of the Palace of Chantilli taken from the Orangery. ~ Vue de Chateau de Chantilli prise du Parterre de L'Orangerie
A View of the Palace of Chantilli taken from the Orangery. ~ Vue de Chateau de Chantilli prise du Parterre de L'Orangerie
J. Rigaud delt.
Published 12th May, 1794 by Laurie & Whttle, 53 Fleet Street, London [This impression c.1805].
Engraving with fine contemporary hand colour. 245 x 415mm (9¾ x 16¼"), on wove paper. Evidence of some scuffing to colour in sky.
Figures in the grounds of the Château de Chantilly in the town of Chantilly, France, to the north of Paris. Partially destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s, the chateau is now owned by the Institut de France, and houses the Musée Condé, which is one of the finest art galleries in the country. Numbered '14' upper right. A copy of the print by Jacques Rigaud (1681 - 1754), in his 'Recueil choisi des plus belles vues des palais, châteaux et maisons royales de Paris et des environs'.
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Chantier de Construction de Vaisseaux.
Chantier de Construction de Vaisseaux. Marines et suite des Galères ou sont representez samblables sujets de Vaisseaux. Présenté à Monseigneur de Phélypeaux chevalier Comte de Maurepas...
I. Rigaud Invenit et Sculpcit.
A Paris chez le Sr. du Change, Graveur du Roy, rüe St. Jacques et chez l'auteur vis à vis dans la même rüe [n.d., originally c.1720s]. Avec Privilege du Roy.
Etching, a later impression on watermarked wove paper
An interesting and busy scene of shipbuilding in the port of Toulon, southern France. Carpenters, joiners etc. at work in foreground; a hull under construction in dry-dock beyond to right, close to a cauldron of smoking tar. A ship under sail in the harbour in background to right. From a set of six marine subjects by Jacques Rigaud (1681? - 1754).
See BNF FRBNF42336122.
[Ref: 25147]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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[Set of six views of Versailles.] Diverses Vues du Chateau de Versailles.
[Set of six views of Versailles.] Diverses Vues du Chateau de Versailles. 1. Vuë prise de la grandes avenue entre les deux Ecuries. [&] 2. Vue des Ecuries de Versailles prise de la Seconde Grille. [&] 3. Vüe Particuliere de la Châpelle du Chateau de Versailles. [&] 4. Vue du Chateau de Versailles Prise du Côte de la Terrace vis à Vis la Chapelle. [&] 5. Vuë du Chateau et d'une partie de la Ville de Versailles du Côte de l'Estang. [&] 6. Vüe du Château de Versailles du Côte de l'Orangerie.
Dessiné et Gravé par J. Rigaud.
Avec Privilege du Roy. [Published by Rigaud c.1730.]
Set of six numbered engravings. Each 260 x 490mm (10¼ x 19¼"), very large margins.
A fine set of six views of the Palace of Versailles drawn and engraved by Jacques Rigaud (1681-1754). He depicts the huge complex of buildings as the centre of French society, with each scene filled with the participants in Louis XV's court as well as the workers who made it function. Rigaud spent twenty years on his vast 'The Royal Houses of France', which also included the châteaux of Marly, Fontainbleau, St Cloud and Meudon.
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[Set of six views of Versailles.] Endroits Remarquables du Jardin et du Parc de Versailles.
[Set of six views of Versailles.] Endroits Remarquables du Jardin et du Parc de Versailles. 7. Vuë de lde l'Orangerie de Versailles. [&] 8. Vuë du Bassin de Latone prise au bord de la Terrasse du Château. [&] 9. Vue de Bassin de Neptune dans le Jardins de Versailles. [&] 10. Vüe de Trianon dans le Parc de Versailles du Côté de l'Avenue. [&] 11. Vuë du Château de Trianon de Coté du Parterre. [&] 12. Vüe du Paÿsage et der la Maison Royalle de S.t Cir.
J. Rigaud In. Sculp.
Avec Privilege du Roy. [Published by Rigaud c.1730.]
Set of six numbered engravings. Each 260 x 490mm (10¼ x 19¼"), very large margins.
A fine set of six views of the buildings and features of the Palace of Versailles, drawn and engraved by Jacques Rigaud (1681-1754). He depicts Louis XV's court at rest in the sumptuous surroundings. The final view is from the park looking towards the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, the boarding school for girls set up by Louis XIV. Rigaud spent twenty years on his vast 'The Royal Houses of France', which also included the châteaux of Marly, Fontainbleau, St Cloud and Meudon.
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Representation De La Joute Qui S'est Faite Sur La Riviere De Sein...
Representation De La Joute Qui S'est Faite Sur La Riviere De Sein... Le Jour De La Feste Donnee Par La Ville De Paris, A L'Occasion Du Mariage De Madame Louise-Elisabeth De France, Et De Dom Philippe Infant Et Grand Amiral D'Espagne.
Jac. Rigaud del. et Sculp.
[engraved c. 1740 but published later.]
Engraving, plate 160 x 310mm (6¼ x 12¼"), with large margins on three sides. Small bottom margin.
A view on the river Seine of water jousting, one of the festivities given by the City of Paris, on the occasion of the Wedding of Marie Louise-Elisabeth of France (1727 - 1759), & Infante Philip, Duke of Parma (1720 -1765). With key.
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