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Folding Screen

ca. 1768–70
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Folding Screen
  • Artist: Charles Cozette (1713–1797)
  • Date: ca. 1768–70
  • Medium: Wood, oil on canvas, painted leather
  • Dimensions: 79 1/2 in. × 12 ft. 9 9/16 in. (202 × 390 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Collection of Monsieur and Madame Dominique Mégret, Paris
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts