The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 17, 2025
Le Petit Trianon, Versailles
1700s
(French, 1716–1812)
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.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2017.210
Catalogue raisonné: Maillet-Chassagne
Location: Not on view
Description
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.- Maillet-Chassagne, Monique, and Irène de Château-Thierry. Catalogue raisonné des oeuvres des Van Blarenberghe, 1680-1826. Lille: Soprepart, 2004. 112-113, entry # 752
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.210