Engraving Map of the maze - Palace of Versailles, Le Nôtre

KM002925
It was in 1669 that Le Nôtre designed the labyrinth of greenery in which, around 1675, the forty statues representing Aesop's fables were placed. Charles Perrault wrote on this subject: "Among all the groves of the small Park of Versailles, the one called the labyrinth is especially commendable for the...
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Characteristics

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Maintenance
Eviter toute source d'humidité et de lumière directe. Ne pas plier la feuille
Copper plate size
16 x 10 cm
Art movements
18th century, 17th century
Dimensions
28 x 19 cm
Size of the sheet
28 x 19 cm
Artist
Sébastien Le Clerc (1637-1714)
Reference
KM002925
EAN
3336727341759
Package Dimensions
1.9cm x 2.8cm
Editor
Ateliers d'art de la RMN-GP
Conservation museum
Paris - Chalcographie du musée du Louvre

The work and its artist

Sébastien Le Clerc (1637-1714)

Sébastien Le Clerc, belongs to the great engravers of the court of Louis XIV. He was the king's ordinary engraver from 1693 to 1705. Sébastien Le Clerc's engraved work is estimated at about 3,700 pieces. Of this important production, the chalcography has the plates made for the illustration of the Labyrinth of Versailles, the Tapestries of the King after the paintings of Le Brun as well as the architectural records of royal houses.