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Vue du Chateau et d'une Partie de la Ville de Versailles

Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a landscape with a large building in the background and people on horseback and on foot in the foreground. A large body of water separates the foreground from the background. The large building has a symmetrical facade with a central section that protrudes and has a dome on top. It has multiple stories and numerous windows. There are several trees and bushes on the right side of the image. A group of people on horseback and on foot are in the foreground on the left side, wearing red coats. There are several people sitting on the ground on the right side. The sky is gray. The image has a border with French text at the top and bottom. The text at the bottom reads "VUE DU CHATEAU ET D'UNE PARTIE DE LA VILLE DE VERSAILLES."

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900 × 680 px
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