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Vue du Château de Versailles, vu de la Grande Place

Israël Silvestre

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a large, open square with a palace in the background. The square is filled with people and horse-drawn carriages. The palace is large and symmetrical, with a long central section and two shorter wings on either side. The palace has many windows and a flat roof. There are several buildings around the square, some of which have arched doorways and windows. The sky above the scene is cloudy. The image is rendered in shades of gray and brown, giving it an aged appearance. The scene is set in a formal, European-style city, likely from the 17th or 18th century. The image includes a caption in French at the bottom.

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900 × 671 px
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