Château de Versailles seen from the forecourt, from Chalcographie du Louvre, Vol. 22

1682, reprinted ca. 1860
Not on view
This engraving, showing the facade of the palace with its marble court and forecourt, dates to 1682, the year Louis XIV officially moved his court from Paris to Versailles.

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  • Title: Château de Versailles seen from the forecourt, from Chalcographie du Louvre, Vol. 22
  • Artist: Israel Silvestre (French, Nancy 1621–1691 Paris)
  • Date: 1682, reprinted ca. 1860
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 14 15/16 x 19 13/16 in. (38 x 50.4 cm)
    Sheet: 19 5/16 x 26 3/8 in. (49 x 67 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.22(22.64)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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