View of the Château de Saint-Cloud from the Second Courtyard, Baltard, 1803
€ 725
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
Good
Reference
BG-14258-74
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
Good antique condition with age-related toning, scattered foxing, and light wear consistent with age. Please examine the photographs carefully.
About this sheet
This finely executed original antique copperplate engraving presents an impressive view of the Château de Saint-Cloud as seen from the Second Courtyard. The composition captures the grandeur of the royal palace's elegant Baroque and Classical façades, with its monumental entrance, richly ornamented architecture, and expansive courtyard beneath dramatic cloud-filled skies.
The Château de Saint-Cloud was one of France's most important royal residences, serving successive Bourbon monarchs before becoming a favored palace of Napoleon Bonaparte. Situated west of Paris overlooking the River Seine, it was celebrated for its magnificent architecture and formal gardens until its destruction during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. Engravings such as this remain valuable visual records of a palace that no longer exists.
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 landmarks through meticulously engraved copperplates of exceptional artistic and architectural quality.
Combining historical importance with refined decorative appeal, this engraving is an excellent acquisition for collectors of French architecture, royal history, Grand Tour prints, and antique views of Paris and its surroundings.
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: 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
Subject: View of the Château de Saint-Cloud from the Second Courtyard
