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View of the Château de Versailles and the Orangerie

Attributed to Etienne Allegrain French

ca. 1695

Not on view

Allegrain chose to accentuate the monumentality of one of the two staircases known as the Cent Marches (One Hundred Steps), enlivening his scene with strolling figures, including five dressed in Persian costumes. Using the sloping site to best advantage, the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart built the staircases between 1684 and 1686 during the creation of the north–south axis of the Versailles gardens.

View of the Château de Versailles and the Orangerie, Attributed to Etienne Allegrain (French, Paris 1644–1736 Paris), Oil on canvas — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: View of the Château de Versailles and the Orangerie

Artist: Attributed to Etienne Allegrain (French, Paris 1644–1736 Paris)

Date: ca. 1695

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: Without frame: 45 1/4 × 64 15/16 in. (115 × 165 cm)
Framed: 53 3/8 × 72 13/16 × 5 5/16 in. (135.5 × 185 × 13.5 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (MV 6812)

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