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Grand Escalier du Chateau de Versailles dit Escalier des Ambassadeurs

1725
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Grand Escalier du Chateau de Versailles dit Escalier des Ambassadeurs
  • Designer: Designed by Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris)
  • Designer: Designed by Jean Michel Chevotet (French, Paris 1698–1772 Paris)
  • Designer: Designed by Charles Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1694–1752 Paris)
  • Designer: Designed by Charles Parrocel (French, Paris 1688–1752 Paris)
  • Author: Written by L. C. LeFevre (French)
  • Engraver: Engraved and published by Louis Surugue (French, Paris ca. 1686–1762 Grand Vaux)
  • Engraver: Engraved by Charles Simonneau (French, Orléans before 1645–1728 Paris)
  • Engraver: Engraved by Loire (French)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1725
  • Medium: Engraving, etching
  • Dimensions: Overall: 21 1/16 x 16 x 7/8 in. (53.5 x 40.7 x 2.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 1991.1073.55
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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