Le Petit Trianon, Versailles

Description

Van Blarenberghe’s image portrays the idyllic environs of the Petit Trianon, a small château built for King Louis XV on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. In the foreground, a woman in fashionable dress feeds chickens, while a man in a rowboat enjoys the serenity of a nearby lake and a couple takes a peaceful stroll.

Provenance

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Le Petit Trianon, Versailles

Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe

1700s

Accession Number

2017.210

Medium

Gouache

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.9 x 32.7 cm (9 x 12 7/8 in.); Overall: 22.9 x 32.7 cm (9 x 12 7/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Muriel Butkin