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Le Petit Trianon, Versailles
About the Artwork
Van Blarenberghe’s image portrays the idyllic environs of the Petit Trianon, a small château built for King Louis XV on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. In the foreground, a woman in fashionable dress feeds chickens, while a man in a rowboat enjoys the serenity of a nearby lake and a couple takes a peaceful stroll.
Inscriptions
verso of original backing: left, in brown ink: Le Petit Trianon, Versailles; center, in brown ink: La Maison du Seigneur; center, in brown ink: Le Moulin; lower center, encircled and written in graphite: 379
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, 1716–1812)
- Date
- 1700s
- Medium
- Gouache
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 22.9 x 32.7 cm (9 x 12 7/8 in.); Overall: 22.9 x 32.7 cm (9 x 12 7/8 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2017.210
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00011648
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