Jean-François BLONDEL (1683-1756)
"Exterior elevation of one of the two rooms of the Place de Louis le Grand" and "Coupe intérieure des Salles".
45.7 x 78.5 cm (view)
Watercolor gouache and black ink.
Stains and insolation.
Under glass, wood frame and gilded stucco.
Magnificent preparatory watercolor for the collection of "Fêtes publiques données par la ville de Paris à l'occasion du Mariage de Monseigneur le Dauphin, les 23 et 26 février MDCCXLV", of which the Louvre, among other major collections, holds a printed copy from the Edmond de Rothschild collection (L 198 LR).
To celebrate the princely marriage, the city of Paris erected six large buildings in selected locations, each of which "for the magnificence of its decorations, both interior and exterior, appeared to be the unique object of a grand Fête". The two-day festivities, which culminated on February 26 at the Hotel de Ville, featured buffets, orchestras, illuminations, flowers and ceremonies whose sumptuousness justified the production of this engraved collection.
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