Who created "The Garden of Versailles"?

The Garden of Versailles was created by Adam Perelle|Nicolas Langlois in 1660–95.

When was "The Garden of Versailles" created?

This artwork was created 1660–95.

What medium is "The Garden of Versailles"?

The Garden of Versailles is Etching.

Is "The Garden of Versailles" in the public domain?

Yes, The Garden of Versailles is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Garden of Versailles

Adam Perelle|Nicolas Langlois

1660–95

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Plate: 6 11/16 × 10 5/8 in. (17 × 27 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 × 10 13/16 in. (18.1 × 27.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Louis R. Metcalfe, 1928

Accession Number

28.57.47

Tags

GardensCarriagesHuman Figures

Art Historical Context

Step into the opulent world of 17th-century France with *The Garden of Versailles*, exquisite etching by Adam Perelle Nicolas Langlois, between 1660 and 1695. This detailed print captures the grandeur of' formal gardens, alive with human figures strolling amid symmetrical parterres, fountains, and carriages gliding along grand avenues. Measuring just over 6 by 10 inches on the plate, its intimate scale belies the vast imperial landscape it evokes, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department as a gift from Louis R. Metcalfe in 1928. During Louis XIV's reign, V...

About the Artist

Adam Perelle|Nicolas Langlois · 1640–1695

French, Paris 1640–1695 Paris

The Garden of Versailles

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