Author: Le Pautre, Jean (1618–1682)
Title: Les Plans, Coupes, Profils Et Elevations de la Chapelle Du Chasteau Royal de Versailles. ; Levez & Gravez Par Pierre le Pautre Architecte & Graveur Du Roy. First Edition
Description: Paris : Chez le Sr. DE MORTAIN Marchand d'Estampes sur le Pont Notre Dame.AVEC PRIVILEGE DU ROY, circa 1714. Plates numbered 1-12. 49 x 33 cm. Quarter goatskin and marbled boards by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov. OCLC Number 1062320144.. The Demortain engravings of Versailles were made in 1714-1715 at the very end of Louis XIV's life, and therefore record the chateau and its gardens in their most complete state under the Sun King. The accompanying Les plans, coupes..de la Chapelle de Versailles comprises the "superb engravings of the Versailles chapel [which] is the chief among Pierre Le Pautre's extensive and excellent oeuvre" (Millard p.362). This copy includes 16 additional plates of Versailles from Mariette's L'Architecture Françoise illustrating the stables, the Orangerie, and the Clagny chateau. Cohen-de Ricci 808; Berlin Kat. 2491, 2493; Millard 121-22. Provenance: Bibliothèque du Marquis de Rochambeau Expertise by Madame Danyela PETITOT. .

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