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View of the Palace of Versailles and the two aisles from the Gardens

View of the Palace of Versailles and the two aisles from the Gardens
(Veue du Chasteau de Versailles et des deux Aisles du costé des Jardins)
 1682

Medium
etching and engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr George Collins Levey, 1879
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
 

About this work

Produced in the year Louis XIV – also known as the Sun King – officially moved his court from Paris to Versailles, this exaggerated depiction of the palace facade highlights the emerging propagandistic function of print culture. Prints played a key role in communicating the grandeur of Versailles, and by extension, the Sun King’s omnipotence, to a mass audience.

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
33.6 × 55.5 cm (image) 38.3 × 56.3 cm (plate) 49.9 × 65.3 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Le Blanc 753, Faucheux 317.14
Edition
only state
Printing/Publishing
probably published by the l’Imprimerie Royale, Paris
Inscription
printed in ink l.c.l.: Veuë du Chasteau de Versailles et des duex aîsles du costé des Jardins.
printed in ink l.r.: Dessigné et graué par Isr. Silvestre en 1682.
Accession Number
p.183.63-1
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr George Collins Levey, 1879
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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