Veue du Chateau de Marli du bas du grand Parterre.A View of ye Palace of Marli from y.e bottom of y.e great Parterre.
J. Rigaud, del.
Published 12.th May, 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London [but c. 1818].
Etching with strong original hand colour. 245 x 425mm (9¾ x 16¾"), very large margins. Laid on card for inclusion in a contemporary print album.
The garden at the château of Marly, with promenaders walking around ornamental pounds with fountains, the house in the background. While Versailles was being transformed to become the chief residence of the King and the Court, Louis XIV commissioned Jules-Hardouin Mansart to convert the Marly estate, to escape the stifling etiquette of Court life. An English 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'.
[Ref: 60200] £180.00
Published 12.th May, 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London [but c. 1818].
Etching with strong original hand colour. 245 x 425mm (9¾ x 16¾"), very large margins. Laid on card for inclusion in a contemporary print album.
The garden at the château of Marly, with promenaders walking around ornamental pounds with fountains, the house in the background. While Versailles was being transformed to become the chief residence of the King and the Court, Louis XIV commissioned Jules-Hardouin Mansart to convert the Marly estate, to escape the stifling etiquette of Court life. An English 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'.
[Ref: 60200] £180.00