Portique de treillage en face du Parterre de l’orangerie
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-334-6
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Adam Perelle (1638–1695), a prominent French engraver, captures the elegance of 17th-century French garden architecture in *Portique de treillage face du Parterre de l’orangerie* (Trellis Portico Facing the Orang Parterre), created between 1670 and1695. As a master of detailed prints, Perelle specialized in topographic views that celebrated the grandeur of royal estates, particularly the meticulously designed gardens of Versailles under Louis XIV. This work likely depicts a latticed portico—a decorative trellis structure—overlooking the formal parterre beds near an orangery, where citrus trees...