2021.341: Orangerie in the Garden of the Queen at Fontainebleau

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2021.341

People

Gabriel Perelle, French (Vernon-sur-Seine 1603(?) - 1677 Paris)

Title

Orangerie in the Garden of the Queen at Fontainebleau

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

17th century

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/370350

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 18.8 × 27.9 cm (7 3/8 × 11 in.)
sheet: 29.6 × 36.7 cm (11 5/8 × 14 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, below image, center: Veuë de l’Orangerie ou Iardin de la Reine Fontaine-bleau / A PARIS Chez N. Langlois, ruë S.t Jacque à la Victorie. Avec privilege du Roy.
• inscription: In plate, below image, lower left: A. le Jardin de la Reine / B. la Fontaine de Diane / C. la Terre de l’Orangerie
• inscription: in plate, below image, lower right: D. la Gallerie des Cerfs / E. l'Appartement du Roy / F. la Cour des Cuisines
• inscription: lower right, graphite: H
• inscription: lower right, brown ink: 53

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[R. E. Lewis & Daughter Original Prints, San Rafael,CA], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 2013, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection

Accession Year

2021

Object Number

2021.341

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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