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Jean-François BLONDEL (1683-1756) "Vue perspective de la salle du Carousel, construite à l'occasion du Mariage de Monseigneur le Dauphin." 47.6 x 81 cm Watercolor gouache and black ink Insolation, stains, traces of humidity, restoration and gaps around the edges. Under glass, wood frame and gilded stucco. Magnificent preparatory watercolor for the book "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 great collections, holds a printed copy from the Edmond de Rothschild collections (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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Jean-François BLONDEL (1683-1756) "Vue perspective de la salle du Carousel, construite à l'occasion du Mariage de Monseigneur le Dauphin." 47.6 x 81 cm Watercolor gouache and black ink Insolation, stains, traces of humidity, restoration and gaps around the edges. Under glass, wood frame and gilded stucco. Magnificent preparatory watercolor for the book "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 great collections, holds a printed copy from the Edmond de Rothschild collections (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.
