Petit Trianon Palace

Le Petit-Trianon histoire et description

Title Page This work by Gustave Desjardins (1834-1902) gives a full account of the Petit Trianon palace built for Louis XV in a section of the park surrounding the Palace of Versailles. It is accompanied by 21 separate illustrations of the historical background, design and decoration, and consists of the following three parts: The French Park The English Park Le Hameau (the peasant cottages Marie Antoinette had designed by Richard Mique [1728-1794], forming a small hamlet situated in the park.) The rectangular parallelepiped properly formed by the palace exterior is regarded as the vanguard of neo-classicism, and makes a pleasing contrast with the graceful Italian-style architecture seen in the Grand Trianon Palace in the age of Louis XIV. How to View You can view this material in sequence starting from the cover of the first volume by clicking on "Title Page" on the left. By clicking on the Illustration Captions, each illustration is displayed. There are many illustrations inserted in the text itself of this work, but this list targets the separate illustrations, and the captions follow [Gravures: I. hors texte.] To return to this list from an illustration or from the text, click on [Table of Contents].

Illustration No. Illustration Captions   1st Part 1 Chateau (heliochromie) en regard du titre The Petit Trianon Palace (colour photograph). Trianon dairy farm stables and Park, 1753. The French Park 2 Jardin francais vers 1782 en regard de la page The French Park around 1782 3 Plan du terrain en 1746 Trianon in 1746 4 Plan du jardin de la menagerie en 1753 Trianon dairy farm stables and Park, 1753 5 Salon frais The Cool Room   6 Plan du jardin botanique Botanical Garden The English Park around 1782 7 Plan du chateau sous Louis XV (premier etage et rez-de-chussee) Petit Trianon Palace, reign of Louis XV (ground plans of ground, second floors) 8 Lambris du chateau (cabinet du roi, salon de compagnie, salle a manger Upholstery in the Petit Trianon Palace (the King's Cabinet, Public Salon, Dining Room) 2nd Part 9 Jardin anglais vers 1782 The English Park around 1782 The English Park 10 Plan pour le jardin anglais propse par Antoine Richard (non execute) Ground plan of the English Park proposed by Anthony Richard Theater 11 Plan du jardin anglais en 1783 Ground plan of the English Park in 1783 11bis. Theatre (eau forte) The Theater (etching) 12 Plan de la chapelle et des communs (heliogravure) Ground plan of the Petit Trianon Palace chapel and kitchens, etc. 13 Belvedere vers 1782 West Belvedere of the Park around 1782 Ground plan of Le Hameau 14 Fete nocturne vers 1782 Nocturnal banquet, around 1782 3rd Part 15 Hameau (heliochromie), maison de la reine et maison du billard Le Hameau (colour photograph). The Queen's House, Billiard House Le Hameau 16 Plan du hameau (heliogravure) Ground plan of Le Hameau 17 Portrait de Marie-Antoinette se promenant avec ses enfants dans le jardin anglais de Trianon Portrait of Marie-Antoinette walking in the English Park with her children Portrait of Marie-Antoinette 18 Hameau, boudoir，moulin en 1786 Le Hameau. Outhouse and mill in 1786 19 Hameau, tour, ferme et maison du jardinier en 1786 Le Hameau. Tower, Farm, Gardener's House in 1786 20 Plan d'une tente servant de salle de bal Ground plan of tent serving as a ballroom 21 Boudoir de la reine au chateau Petit Trianon Palace, Queen's Private Apartment

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