Vue du Chateau de Versailles, du côté des Jardins

by Claude-François Fortier, after Courvoisier

$300 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A stunning view of the impressive grand facade of the chateau of Versailles as seen from the garden. Originally a modest hunting lodge built by King Louis XIII in 1623, Versailles was transformed into one of the largest and most extravagant palaces in the world during the reign of Louis XIV 1643-1715 . The self-proclaimed Sun King remodelled Versailles to demonstrate and symbolize his absolute power as monarch and the glory of France. He enlisted the services of the finest

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