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Auction 129, Lot 542

"[Lot of 3] Plan general de Versailles son Parc, son Louvre, ses Iardins, ses Fontaines, ses Bosquests, et la Ville [and] Plan du Palais de Trianon [and] Maison et Iardins de St. Cir: Pres Versailles", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Versailles, France

Period: 1705 (dated)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
9 x 13 inches
22.9 x 33 cm
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Three great engravings illustrating the fabulous gardens at Versailles. The gardens were designed by landscape architect, André Le Nôtre for King Louis XIV and represent the height of the French formal garden style, or jardin à la française.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $230

Closed on 9/23/2009

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