Religion · 19th century
€ 725
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Good antique condition with age-related toning, scattered foxing, and light wear consistent with age. Please examine the photographs carefully.
This finely executed original antique copperplate engraving depicts the celebrated Cascades of the Château de Saint-Cloud, one of the most admired water features in France during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The composition presents the magnificent terraced fountains in full operation, framed by perfectly clipped avenues of trees and animated by elegantly dressed visitors enjoying the royal gardens.
The Château de Saint-Cloud was among the grandest royal residences of France, serving successive Bourbon monarchs before becoming a favored palace of Napoleon Bonaparte. Its celebrated cascades, ornamental fountains, and formal gardens were masterpieces of French landscape architecture and attracted visitors from across Europe until the palace was destroyed during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.
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 and gardens through meticulously engraved copperplates of exceptional artistic and architectural quality.
The dramatic perspective, lively staffage figures, and impressive display of fountains make this one of the most decorative plates from the series. It is highly desirable for collectors of French architecture, historic gardens, Grand Tour prints, and royal palace views.
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
Maker:
Louis-Pierre Baltard (1764–1846)
Publisher:
Paris
Origin:
France
Technique:
Original copperplate engraving on laid paper
Condition:
Good antique condition with age-related toning, scattered foxing, and light wear consistent with age. Please examine the photographs carefully.
Materials:
Paper, black ink
Style:
Neoclassical, Architectural, Landscape
Subject:
The Cascades of the Château de Saint-Cloud
Keywords:
Louis-Pierre Baltard, Château de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, Cascades of Saint-Cloud, French gardens, palace gardens, fountain, cascades, landscape engraving, architectural engraving, antique print, copperplate engraving, Paris et ses Monuments, French architecture, Napoleonic France, royal residence, Grand Tour, original antique print, 1803, French decor, wall art
