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Vue du Chateau de Trianon du Cote du Parterre

Jean-Baptiste Rigaud

1746

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque 18th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Vue du Chateau de Trianon du Cote du Parterre is a 1746 ink by Jean-Baptiste Rigaud, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jean-Baptiste Rigaud
When & what style?: 1746 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows a long, fancy garden in front of a small castle. People in old-fashioned clothes walk, talk, and sit on benches along neat paths. The garden has flower beds shaped like circles and squares, with a big open lawn in the middle. A long building with columns runs along one side, and a few trees stand at the edges. The artist used lines to show every leaf and fold in the clothes, making it look almost like a sketch. The sky has soft clouds, and the whole scene feels calm and planned. Try looking up etching to see how artists carve images into metal plates.