Veue de la cour des Fontaines de Fontaine Beleau

1666

Israël Silvestre

Associated Names
Israël Silvestre

Artist, French, 1621 - 1691

The image shows a detailed architectural scene with a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon features trees and ornate buildings including a palace or chateau with multiple steep roofs and chimneys. Fluffy clouds fill the sky. Tall trees frame the composition. The style includes precise lines and cross-hatching. The color palette is monochromatic with various shades of brown. Figures in period clothing are seen near us, along with horses and dogs. In the middle, there is a barge on a body of water. A tree-lined path extends into the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 37.4 x 49.8 cm (14 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.16.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 582

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab Gallery, New York); purchased by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • "French Prints From the Age of the Musketeers", Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1998-1999, no. 60.

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

1998

  • French Prints from the Age of the Musketeers. Exh. cat. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; The Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, 1998-1999: no. 60.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: Israel Silvestre delineavit et sculpsit (partially abraded) VEVE DE LA COVR DES FONTAINES DE FONTAINE BELEAV. Cum Privil Regis

Wikidata ID

Q75393281

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