Gezicht op een bastion aan de ingang van Versailles
Medium
etching
Dimensions
158; 237
About this artwork
watermerk
Art Historical Context
Maxime François Antoine Lalanne *Gezicht op een bastion aan deang van Versailles* ( of a Bastion at Entrance of Versailles), created in 1871, a detailed architectural vista of the grand palace grounds. This intimate etching, measuring just 158 mm high by 237 mm wide, showcases one of the fortified bastions the entrance to the opulent Château de Versailles, a masterpiece of 17th-century absolutist architecture built for Louis XIV. Lalanne, a prominent French etcher of the 19th century specialized in precise renderings of landscapes and historic sites, blending Romantic interest in the past with...