Le Palais Roïal du côté de lâEntrée
late 17th century
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-533-14
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Gabriel Perelle’s * Palais Roïal du de l’Entr* captures the grand entrance Paris’s Palais Royal in the late seventeenth century. A prolific French printmaker, Perelle specialized in topographical views that blended precise architectural detail with lively atmospheric effects. His etchings and engravings, widely circulated across Europe, offered viewers an accessible window onto the era’s most celebrated buildings and landscapes. The Palais Royal, originally constructed for Cardinal Richelieu and later absorbed into the royal domain, stood at the heart of Parisian political and cultural life. ...