Plan of the Château and Gardens of Saint-Cloud by Baltard, Paris, 1803

US$476

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1803
Mapmaker / artist: Louis-Pierre Baltard
Publisher: Paris
Technique: Original copperplate engraving on laid paper
Sheet size: 46.7 × 62.6 cm (18.4 × 24.6 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-14258-72

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Fair to good antique condition with age-related toning, scattered foxing, a tear at the lower border, and minor wear consistent with age. Please examine the photographs carefully.

About this sheet

Plan of the Château and Gardens of Saint-Cloud by Baltard, Paris, 1803
This finely executed original antique copperplate engraving presents a topographical plan of the Château de Saint-Cloud and its celebrated formal gardens overlooking the River Seine. The engraving illustrates the palace complex, extensive geometric gardens, grand avenues, parterres, fountains, wooded parks, and surrounding landscape in remarkable detail, reflecting the grandeur of one of France's most magnificent royal estates before its destruction in the nineteenth century.

The Château de Saint-Cloud served as a favored royal residence for the Bourbon monarchs and later for Napoleon Bonaparte. Renowned for its magnificent gardens designed in the French formal tradition, the estate became one of the country's most important royal landscapes and a symbol of French architectural and garden design.

The engraving was created by the distinguished French architect and engraver Louis-Pierre Baltard (1764–1846) and published in Paris in 1803 as part of the celebrated Napoleonic-era publication Paris et ses Monuments, mesurés, dessinés et gravés. This monumental work documented France's most important architectural monuments, palaces, and historic sites through meticulously engraved copperplates of exceptional artistic and architectural quality.

Both decorative and historically significant, this engraving appeals to collectors of antique maps, French architecture, landscape design, royal history, and Grand Tour material.

This is an original antique engraving printed in 1803 and not a later reproduction. It is offered unframed. Any framed images are shown for presentation purposes only.

Year:
1803

Condition:
Fair to good antique condition with age-related toning, scattered foxing, a tear at the lower border, and minor wear consistent with age. Please examine the photographs carefully.

Materials:
Paper, black ink

Style:
Neoclassical, Architectural, Cartographic

Subject:
Topographical plan of the Château and Gardens of Saint-Cloud