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Source Description
Van Blarenberghe’s image portrays the idyllic environs of the Petit Trianon, a small château built for King Louis XV on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. In the foreground, a woman in fashionable dress feeds chickens, while a man in a rowboat enjoys the serenity of a nearby lake and a couple takes a peaceful stroll.
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Document identity
localId
74590
label
Le Petit Trianon, Versailles
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
74590
contentType
drawing
title
Le Petit Trianon, Versailles
description
Van Blarenberghe’s image portrays the idyllic environs of the Petit Trianon, a small château built for King Louis XV on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. In the foreground, a woman in fashionable dress feeds chickens, while a man in a rowboat enjoys the serenity of a nearby lake and a couple takes a peaceful stroll.
date
1700s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q78618891
creators
306955
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Drawing
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 22.9 x 32.7 cm (9 x 12 7/8 in.); Overall: 22.9 x 32.7 cm (9 x 12 7/8 in.)
cul
France, 18th century
accession
2017.21
Source extras
tec
Gouache
tombstone
Le Petit Trianon, Versailles, 1700s. Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, 1716–1812). Gouache; sheet: 22.9 x 32.7 cm (9 x 12 7/8 in.); overall: 22.9 x 32.7 cm (9 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2017.210
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
verso of original backing: left, in brown ink: Le Petit Trianon, Versailles; center, in brown ink: La Maison du Seigneur; center, in brown ink: Le Moulin; lower center, encircled and written in graphite: 379
citations
citation
Maillet-Chassagne, Monique, and Irène de Château-Thierry. <em>Catalogue raisonné des oeuvres des Van Blarenberghe, 1680-1826</em>. Lille: Soprepart, 2004.
page_number
112-113, entry # 752
catalogueRaisonne
Maillet-Chassagne
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:01.691000
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74590
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Drawings
coll
DR - French
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Gouache
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male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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