On loan to The Met The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Folding Screen
This impressive view of Versailles, its forecourts teeming with life, would have greeted visitors once they reached the Place d’Armes (Parade Grounds) in front of the palace. Originally a painted wall hanging, this work, together with depictions of other French royal châteaux, may have decorated the French ambassador’s residence in The Hague (damaged by fire in 1782) before being transformed into a screen.
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