The Entrance of the Academy of Architecture at the Louvre
The Regenstein Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1779
- Dimensions
- 17.3 × 13.7 cm (6 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jacques Gabriel
Artist
Jacques Gabriel was a French architect, the father of the famous Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Jacques Gabriel was a designer, painter and architect of the 17th and 18th centuries and one of the most prominent designers of the Palace of Versailles in his lifetime. For his unique creativity and selflessness, he was always attended by Louis XIV and eventually became a trusted advisor to the monarch. He made important contributions to him during his years of service of which the construction of the Palace of Versailles was the most important.
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Allegorie op de dood van Voltaire
1778 · pen on ink, paper, watercolor (paint), graphite (mineral)
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1775 · pen on paper, chalk, ink
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1772 · pen on ink, chalk, paper
Allegory
1770 · Oil, with touches of black chalk, on tan laid paper, tipped on beige wove paper
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin Executing the Portrait of the Bishop of Chartres
1768 · Pen and black ink, and brush and gray wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper
"The Anger of Neptune" Fountain
1767 · Etching on ivory laid paper
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- Jacques Gabriel
- Year
- 1779
- Dimensions
- 17.3 × 13.7 cm (6 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1779-331407
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified