Versailles: Petit Trianon Gardens

Item

Title
Versailles: Petit Trianon Gardens
Creator
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (French patron, 1755-1793)
Richard Mique (French architect, 1728-1794)
City
Versailles, Île-de-France, France
GPS
50.927566
Location
France
Building Creation Date
1762-1768 (creation)
Century
18th century
Description
elevation and section of the French Pavilion in the garden, elevations
sections
It was the rearrangement of the gardens at the Petit Trianon that engaged Marie-Antoinette's full attention. She drew on the advice of both her architect Richard Mique and an enlightened amateur, the Comte de Caraman (1727-1807). These gardens were laid out in the anglo-chinois style: artificial hills, grottoes, rivers and lakes were created, with sinuous footpaths winding among them, revealing in their twists and turns the many charming buildings commissioned by the Queen. Near the Pavillon Français (built by Gabriel for Louis XV in 1750 and decorated by Jacques Verbeckt) was concealed the Théâtre de la Reine (1780, by Mique) where the Queen staged entertainments: the actors and spectators were members of the royal family or their close friends. A small Belvédère (built by Mique in 1778-1780, decorated by Jean-Jacques Lagrenée and Le Riche) overlooked the Grotto and the Petit Lac
and on an island in the 'river' stands the Temple de l'Amour, built in 1778 by Mique, with Joseph Deschamps (ca. 1743-1788).
Techniques
Pavillon Français (built by Gabriel for Louis XV in 1750 and decorated by Jacques Verbeckt)
Classification
Architectural Documentation
Building Type
Documentation Type
elevations
sections
Style/Period
Eighteenth century
Rococo
Cultural Context
French
Subject
Royal palaces -- France -- Versailles -- Petit Trianon
Formal gardens -- 18th century -- France -- Versailles -- Petit Trianon
Source
Gromort, Georges. Choix d’elements empruntes a l’architecture classique et donnant des exemples connus de l’ap. Paris: A. Vincent, 1920, 55-56.
Access Rights
Public Domain
Related
Part of Versailles [site]
creator
Mique, Richard

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (French patron, 1755-1793) and Richard Mique (French architect, 1728-1794), “Versailles: Petit Trianon Gardens”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 24, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/18668