View of the Park at Versailles: Equestrian Statue Among Trees
Medium
Graphite on pale greenish-gray laid paper
Dimensions
16.9 × 23.3 cm (6 11/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
113792
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings collection, where Pierre Antoine Mongin's *View of the Park at: Equestrian Statue Among* (n.d.) offers a serene glimpse into one of France's most iconic landscapes. This intimate graphite drawing on pale greenish-gray laid paper16.9 × 23.3 cm) captures the sprawling gardens of the Palace of Versailles, home to Louis XIV's grand vision of absolutist splendor. Amidst lush trees, a noble equestrian statue stands as a focal point, evoking the park's harmonious blend of nature and sculpted grandeur. Mongin, a French draftsman active in the ...
About the Artist
Pierre Antoine Mongin · 1761–1827
Pierre-Antoine Mongin (1761–1827) was a prolific French painter, engraver, and designer whose career bridged the late Enlightenment and the Romantic era. Born in Paris, little is known of his early life beyond his formal training at the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture from 1782 to 1785, where he studied under the esteemed history painters Noël Hallé, Gabriel-François Doyen, and Françoi...