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Snuffbox with Views of the Royal Residences

1765–69
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Six different views of Versailles decorate this precious snuffbox. The front of the palace is illustrated on the lid, the garden facade embellishes the underside, and smaller miniatures placed at the corners show different groves in the gardens. The four sides and interior of the lid feature views of the now-demolished châteaux of Marly, Bellevue, Saint-Hubert, La Muette, and Choisy.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snuffbox with Views of the Royal Residences
  • Artist: Jean-Joseph Barrière (French, apprenticed 1750, master 1763, active 1793)
  • Date: 1765–69
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Engraved and chased gold; crystal; mounted with eleven miniatures in gouache
  • Dimensions: 1 9/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 5/16 in. (4 × 7.8 × 5.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Metalwork-Gold, Miniatures
  • Credit Line: Musée du Louvre, Paris, Baronne Salomon de Rothschild Bequest, 1922 (OA 7709)
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts