Design for a Naumachia, in the gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium

1782

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This is one of three drawings from the collection of Mrs. Wrightsman, made by the artist Charles de Wailly for the gardens of Enghien. They were part of a larger plan developed by the Duke of Arenberg to redesign the palace and gardens. In 1780 he attracted De Wailly to this end, who finished his overall redesign in 1782, which was never realized. His plans for the garden included this site for a Naumachia, which along with a triumphal arch and the Temple of Apollo was one of the follies meant for the area of the garden described as Mount Parnassus or "New Herculaneum". The drawing in pen and ink with watercolor shows the site of the Naumachia as the ruin of an amphitheater, surrounded by a body of water.

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Title: Design for a Naumachia, in the gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium
Artist: Charles de Wailly (French, Paris 1730–1798 Paris)
Date: 1782
Medium: Watercolor over charcoal underdrawing
Dimensions: Sight: 12 × 14 in. (30.5 × 35.6 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.282.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Design for a Triumphal Arch for the Gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium, Charles de Wailly French, Pen and ink, partially over charcoal underdrawing, watercolor — Design for a Triumphal Arch for the Gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium
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Design for the Temple of Apollo in the Gardens of the Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium, Charles de Wailly French, Pen and ink, partially over charcoal underdrawing, watercolor — Design for the Temple of Apollo in the Gardens of the Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium
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