Le Petit Trianon, Versailles

Cleveland Museum of Art

Le Petit Trianon, Versailles

Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe

Date
1700s
Medium
Gouache
Culture
France, 18th century
Department
Drawings
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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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