Château de Meudon facts for kids

Computor generated image of the building as it would have appeared during the lifetime of the Grand Dauphin.

The Château de Meudon was a former royal residence in France. It is most commonly associated with the Grand Dauphin the only son of Louis XIV who made it his personal residence. However, on the death of the Dauphin the property reverted to the crown and was used by the famous Duchess of Berry (a granddaughter of Louis XIV) and was later ignored under Louis XV and Louis XVI, but became the official residence of the King of Rome from 1812, and was occupied by Jérôme Bonaparte under the First Empire. The main building was largely destroyed in a fire in 1871, and it is now the site of the Observatoire de Paris-Meudon.

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There was originally a small manor on the site which was given to the Duchess of Étampes, a mistress of Francis I of France. The family remodelled the building in around 1540 when the property was given to the Cardinal de Lorraine. At the Cardinal's death in 1574, Meudon reverted to the House of Guise until 1654. In 1679, the château was sold by Servien's heir to Louvois, the minister of Louis XIV, who continued to improve it inside and out, until his death in 1691. Above all, he commissioned André Le Nôtre to construct grand gardens and fountains fed by elaborate hydraulic works. In June 1695, Louis XIV purchased Meudon from the widow of Louvois, with the intention of installing his only legitimate child le Grand Dauphin in the premises. A brilliant period followed. The Dauphin employed Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Following the death of the Dauphin the property was briefly used by his son Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Dauphin of France. It was then later given to the Duchess of Berry in 1718.

Louis XV employed Meudon as a hunting lodge. Although his mistress, Madame de Pompadour, was installed in the nearby Château de Bellevue, Meudon was eclipsed in his favour by the Château de Choisy. Meudon declined further under Louis XVI, the parterres overgrown, the basins emptied, the park let piecemeal to tenant farmers.

In 1870, the terraces of Meudon were part of the strategic defenses of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War, and the château, damaged by shelling,[6] was occupied by Prussian forces. Forty-eight hours after the signing of the armistice, in January 1871, Meudon caught fire. It burned for three days, until only some exterior walls were left standing

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The Grande Coupole of the Paris Observatory occupies the restored Château Neuf at Meudon.
View of Paris from Meudon (detail). Langlacé, 1818. Musée d'art et d'histoire de Meudon.
Charles de Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524–1574) by El Greco
The church of Meudon in the early 17th century. Bibliothèque Mazarine, ms 3361, f° 76, p. 96
"The magnificent castle of Meudon", by Claude Chastillon, about 1600
Catherine de Cleves, Duchess of Guise, widow of Henry I, Duke of Guise, known as Le Balafré (the Scarred)
François Michel Le Tellier de Louvois
Thumbnail by Pierre Paul Sevin, showing on the left Les Invalides, symbol of war, and on the right the chateau of Meudon, symbol of the arts, about 1690, with in the center the Le Tellier coat of arms
Madame de Louvois in Meudon. Museum of Versailles. At the back is the parterre and the Grotto.
Recreation of the collation given to Queen Marie-Thérèse by Louvois in July 1681 in Meudon
Restoration of the stable of the Court of the Offices of the castle of Meudon in the time of Louvois, around 1685
Detail of the painting Louvois chassant à Meudon (Louvois Hunting at Meudon). Musée de Versailles, circa 1683
Uncompleted plan for a dome for the central pavilion of the Château-Vieux, by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Louvois, circa 1685–1691. Bibliothèque Mazarine, ms 3361
Sketch of the cabinet of miniatures in Versailles, painted by Cotelle, around 1690, under Louvois
The Dauphine gate, erected in 1703 at the entrance of the domain
Reconstructione of the illumination on 27 August 1704, in honor of the birth of the Duke of de Brittany
View of the château de Meudon from the entrance, Pierre Aveline, c. 1710
Reconstructed seating arrangements for the dinner given by Louis de France (1661–1711) for duc de Mantoue, 26 May 1704, at Meudon
Château de Meudon from the entrance, by Pierre-Denis Martin (1663–1742), 1723. Musée de Versailles.
Detail of painting by Etienne Allegrain of Louis XIV at Versailles. To his right, his son Monseigneur le Dauphin, and next to him André Le Nôtre, who was visiting the garden
The cour d'honneur of the Château-Vieux at Meudon in the 18th century
Louis XV and the Infante Reine. François de Troy, 1723
"Dessein de l'illumination et du feu d'artifice donné à monseigneur le Dauphin à Meudon le 3.e septembre 1735". BNF
King Stanislas (Stanislas Leszczyński) in 1728
17th century Italian statue, of the Athena Giustiniani type, known as '"Alexandre Mazarin". Musée du Louvre. Displayed in 18th century in the Salon du Petit Pont, at one end of the gallery
View of the parterre du Globe at Meudon in 1779. Jean Pierre Bocquet (Paris 1751 - Paris 1817). Albertina Museum, inv. 12591. Gouache, 22 x 29 cm
Auction completed on September 27, 2016 in Nantes, study COUTON VEYRAC JAMAULT, lot 30. measurements: 59 x 74 cm (without frame) Collection of the museum of the Domain Department of Sceaux since 2016
Le roi de Rome (The King of Rome), by François Gérard, 1811
View from the base of the bastion des Capucins at Meudon, C.W. Eckersberg, 1813, Museum of Copenhagen KMS 1623
Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans, by Ingres, 1842
Photograph of Château-Neuf in 1850 taken by Louis-Auguste Martin (1811–1875). Albertina Museum, FotoGLV2000/13822/7
Le Prince Napoléon, by Hippolyte Flandrin, 1860. Musée d'Orsay
View from the terrace at Meudon's château-neuf during the Paris Commune, 1870
The Château-Neuf at Meudon in 1871, after the fire. 21 Fi 76
Project for a dome in the heart of the Château-Neuf, never built. Circa 1880
Timeline showing the successive owners of the château of Meudon
View of Paris from the terrace at Meudon, 1889, Louis Tauzin, Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux
Photograph of the Orangery in Meudon, first half 20th century. Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Meudon
Schéma showing areas closed to the general public, coming under the Observatoire de Paris.
Photographic recreation of the Grande Perspective at Meudon, facing south. 2015. Today this perspective is blocked from the formal garden in the foreground to the pond visible here in the background.
Layout of the Grande Perspective at Meudon, 2015. Legend: 1. Avenue of the château; 2.Grande Terrasse of the château; 3. Orangery; 4. Part still blocked; 5. Chalais pond; 6. Green carpet
Map of the archeological ruins at Meudon.
Archeology of the Grande Terrasse at Meudon, with a map of part of the former village, demolished in order to expand this terrace.
3D rendition of the château-vieux of Meudon at its apogee, circa 1704. Franck Devedjian and Hervé Grégoire, 2012
Ground floor of the château-vieux, c. 1700. BNF
Château-Vieux around 1705. Legend: 1.Small Bridge 2. Chapel 3.Cellars 4.Large hallway 5. West ramp 6. East ramp 7. Apartment of the Duke of Burgundy 8. Apartment of the Duchess of Burgundy 9. Monseigneur's wardrobe 10. Mezzanine of Monseigneur 11. Cabinet of Monseigneur 12. Salon of the Moors 13. Antechamber of Louis XIV 14. Church of Louis XIV 15. Passage 16. Cabinet of the king's mirrors 17. Garde-meuble 1 18. Housing 19. Monseigneur's wardrobe. 20. View of Paris. 21. Games antechamber 22. Gameroom 23. Passage 24. Salon of the Petit Pont 25. Housing 26. Lodging of the first doctor 27. Garde-robe of the king 28, 29 & 30. Dwellings
Layout of the ground floor of the Château-Vieux in 1700
Guardroom of the apartment of Monseigneur in the Château-Vieux of Meudon, circa 1700–1792
Dining room of Monseigneur, ground floor of the château-vieux, east wing, c. 1700–1792
Proposed restoration of the antechamber of the dauphin in the Château-Vieux at Meudon, ca. 1700, with the collection of André Le Nostre paintings.
Bacchus by Leonardo da Vinci, Museum of the Louvre, work placed in the chamber of Monseigneur in 1705
Restoration sketch of the bedroom of Monseigneur, in the "Grand Appartement" on the ground floor of the east wing of the château-vieux in Meudon. Circa 1700–1711. (Mirror dimensions based on sources)
Proposition de restitution of the corner cabinet of the dauphin. Condition between 1700 and 1792
Ground floor of the Château-Vieux of Meudon in 1700
Sketch of restoration of the salon from the entrance, by the Grand Escalier (great staircase). Circa 1695
Salon des Maures (Salon of the Moors). Circa 1690
Essai de restitution de l'antichambre des jeux, vers 1700, avec la tapisserie de l'audience du cardinal Chigi, issue de la tenture de l'Histoire du Roi
Game room, c 1700. De nombreuses tables de jeu prenaient place dans cette pièce, pour les soirées dites d'appartement.
Essai de restitution of the Salon du Petit Pont, first floor of the château-vieux in Meudon. Circa 1700
Schéma of the gallery of the Château-Vieux in Meudon
Bronzes of the Crown placed in the gallery at Meudon in the 18th century, with their inventory numbers
Draft reconstruction of the cross-section of the gallery of the Château-Vieux of Meudon
Draft reconstruction of the view of the chapel from the middle of the gallery, circa 1710
Salon Albane, at the end of the gallery of the Château-Vieux, first floor. Circa 1700
Charity, by Andrea del Sarto, Musée du Louvre. In the chamber of Louis XIV
Reconstruction of the antichamber of Louis XIV on the first floor of the château-vieux, used as a council chamber. Circa 1696–1711. As seen leaving the king's chamber
Cutaway of the chamber of Louis XIV, château-vieux de Meudon, ca. 1700.
David et Abigail, by Louis de Boullogne, musée du Louvre, inv. 8548.
Schéma restituant le volume de la chambre de la princesse de Conti à Meudon, vers 1705.
Projet de cheminée du cabinet des miroirs de Meudon, vers 1680 ? Nationalmuseum de Stockholm, NMH THC 1326
3D recreation of the interior of the chapel at Meudon. Franck Devedjian and Hervé Grégoire, 2014
Plan of the apartment of the chestnut trees, circa 1703 (ADY). Caption: 1. communication gallery; 2. Large Oval Cabinet; 3. Large Corner Cabinet; 4. Large Living Room; 5. Dining room; 6. Buffet cabinet; 7. Antechamber of the Small Apartment Fresh; 8. House; 9.Cabinet.
Still life with profile of Diana by Blin de Fontenay
communicating gallery, chestnut tree wing, c. 1703–1711.
Chamber of mirrors in Charlottenburg Palace, Germany, contemporaneous with the Grand Cabinet Ovale, similar in its layout, size and systematic use of mirrors
Preparatory drawing for the Triomphe de Bacchus, attributed to Louis de Boullogne. Albertina Museum, Vienna (Austria)
Essai de restitution du Grand Cabinet de l'aile des marronniers, with the canvases in place circa 1705
Grand salon, c. 1705. With paintings placed by Monseigneur
Essai de restitution de la salle à manger de l'aile des marronniers du château de Meudon. Table dressée en 1704 pour recevoir le duc de Bavière, beau-frère du Dauphin.
Chamber of Monseigneur in the Petit Appartement Frais de l'aile des marronniers, c. 1703
Cabinet of the "Petit appartement frais", circa 1703–1711
3D rendition of the Grotto of Meudon, c. 1690–1700. Franck Devedjian and Hervé Grégoire, 2013
Grotte and parterre, Israël Silvestre, c. 1685.
Interior of the Grotto
3D rendition of the Château-Neuf at its apogee, around 1709. Franck Devedjian and Hervé Grégoire, 2013
Facade of the Château-Neuf, 2013
Layout of the Château-Neuf in 1709. Legend: 1. Upper vestibule 2.Corridor 3.Large staircase 4.Salle des Gardes (Guardroom) 5.First antechamber 6.Second antechamber 7.Monsignor's parade hall 8. Gallery 9.Cabinet 10.Arrangement -Notary.
Essai de restitution de la salle des gardes du château-neuf de Meudon, état vers 1709, lors de sa création.
Essai de restitution de la première antichambre de Monseigneur au Château-Neuf, vers 1709–1711. Le Grand Dauphin avait placé au sein du château-neuf de nombreuses toiles de Nicolas Poussin, dont les Saisons conservées au Louvre.
Essai de restitution of the antechamber of the château-neuf in Meudon, c. 1709–1711. La pièce était boisée à la Capucine and gilded
3D rendition of the parade chamber of Monseigneur at the chateau-neuf of Meudon, condition in around 1710–1711. Franck Devedjian and Hervé Grégoire, 2014
The months of September and of October, Claude Audran III. Parade chamber.
3D rendition of the interior of the gallery of the Château-Neuf de Meudon, with the visual play of the mirrors' reflections. Franck Devedjian and Hervé Grégoire, 2014
Restitution 3D of the gallery of the château-neuf in Meudon, as it was circa 1709, when it was created. Franck Devedjian and Hervé Grégoire, 2014
Aerial view of the old stables. September 2015
Plan for expanding the kennel and creating the stables, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, 1701
Restitution 3D du domaine de Meudon, vers 1708. Franck Devedjian et Hervé Grégoire, 2012.
Restitution 3D de la vue depuis le balcon du premier étage du pavillon central du château-vieux de Meudon, vers 1690.
Estampe d'Israël Silvestre représentant la Grande Perspective de Meudon, vers 1685. Vue depuis le haut de l'Orangerie.
Restitution de la Grande Perspective de Meudon (photo-montage). par Gilles Fiant, 2017.
Drawing by André Le Nôtre for the Ovale. Nationalmuseum of Stockholm, Sweden
Traité des Eaux de Meudon, 1699, par Nyon. Les jardins hauts.
The windmills of Villebon, on the heights of Meudon
View of the Château-Vieux and of the village of Meudon below. 18th century.
Église Saint-Martin in Meudon today
Sketch of the village of Meudon showing the location of the castle of Antoine Sanguin around 1520
Rendition of the castle of Meudon circa 1520. (future central body)
Castle of Meudon, built by Antoine Sanguin around 1520. Rendition by Franck Devedjian, October 2016. Layout of the first floor
Additions by Anne of Pisseleu, circa 1540
View of the old castle in Meudon, from the mouth of the former ruelle de Beauvais. Condition in the middle of the 16th century
The castle of Marchais, built in the sixteenth century, at the same time as Meudon and by the same architect (castle preserved, property of the Grimaldi family of Monaco)
View of the castle of Meudon, around 1600. In reality, the village of Meudon backed up to the enclosing wall
The Cave of Meudon, by Israel Silvestre, first half of the seventeenth century
The grotto of Meudon, by Claude Chastillon, about 1600
Castle at the death of Abel Servien in 1659
The grotto in the state where Servien found it in 1654, after the troubles of the Fronde.
Arms of the Servien family.
Layout of the first floor of the old castle at the death of Servien, 1659.
Layout of the ground floor of the old castle at the death of Servien, 1659.
Sketch of the castle entrance and the village in 1654, before the creation of the Great Terrace. (Marie-Thérèse Herlédan, Bulletin des Amis de Meudon).
Diagram showing the evolution of Meudon under Abel Servien.
Unfinished project by Louis Le Vau for to modify the central pavilion of the Vieux-Château. About 1655.
View of the entrance of the château de Meudon, Israël Silvestre, 1685
Back of the courtyard of the Château-Vieux. Circa 1685–1690. Bibliothèque Mazarine, ms 3361
Facade of the parterre side of the Château-Vieux. Circa 1685–1690. Bibliothèque Mazarine, ms 3361
Layout of the ground floor of Meudon after the death of Louvois, 1695
Layout of the first floor of the Château-Vieux after the death of Louvois, 1695
Louvois chassant à Meudon (Louvois hunting in Meudon), c. 1683. Musée de Versailles
Grande Perspective de Meudon, Israël Silvestre, third quarter of 17th century, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Meudon
Vue du château de Meudon du côté du village de Fleury. (View of the château de Meudon from the village of Fleury), Israel Silvestre, 1688. Musée d'art et d'histoire de Meudon
Layout of the ground floor of the Château-Vieux in 1695, at the arrival of Monseigneur.
Layout of the ground floor of the Château-Vieux in 1700.
Layout of the first floor of the Château-Vieux in Meudon, 1700
Cutaway of the Château-Vieux, with the chapel, after 1702. East-west axis, 2013
Diagram of the Château-Vieux and of the aile des marronniers (Chestnut tree wing) to the right. ADY
Château-Neuf on the side of the parterre. Mariette, around 1715.
Diagram of the third level of the Château-Neuf (known as "le Bel étage", the beautiful floor), by Mariette, around 1715
The Arthelon waterfall, lower gardens of Meudon. Ca. 1700
one of the two waterfalls framing the "pièce de M. Le Nostre" (piece by Monsieur Le Nostre)
Plan for renovation of the parterre of the Hôtel Courtin, lower gardens of Meudon, c. 1710. BNF
The park and the gardens of the château, Mariette, circa 1715
Overall map of the domains of Meudon and Chaville, by Alexandre Lemoine, ADY. 1723
View of Meudon from Fleury. Jacques Rigaud, ca. 1730-40
"Dessein de la décoration et du feu d'artifice tiré à Meudon" (Drawing of decorations and fireworks at Meudon) in honor of the Duke of Burgundy, 13 September 1756. AD 92.
West wing of the Château-Vieux de Meudon, 1773. Drawing by architect Louis Le Dreux de La Châtre [fr]
"Vue prise à Meudon" (View from Meudon): the stair of the Petit Pont. Late 18th century by Thiery de Sainte-Colombe, INHA
Portrait of Louis XVI in 1786
Portrait of Marie-Antoinette, 1783
Pavillon de Trivaux, 1783
Death of the Dauphin in Meudon, 4 June 1789
Retour de la promenade de Mr le Dauphin (Louis XVII) at the vieux château in Meudon, Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1791. Musée du Louvre
Le Château-Vieux de Meudon en ruines, en 1802. James Forbes, Musée de l'Ile-de-France, Sceaux
La démolition du Château-Vieux de Meudon, by Hubert Robert, 1804
Trois ouvriers déplacent une colonne du château de Meudon. Hubert Robert, circa 1804. Musées de Weimar, Schossmuseum, KK 9110
Démolition du Château-Vieux de Meudon, Hubert Robert, 1806. Getty Museum, Los Angeles (United States)
Schéma du Château-Vieux de Meudon en cours de démolition, 22 February 1805. En rose foncé, ce qu'il reste à démolir. ADY, 2Q 34
Columns from the château, taken to the rotonda of the Senate par Chalgrin
Napoleon I, as King of Italy, 1805
Drawing for the terrace refusing under Napoleon I, by Jean-Baptiste Lepère, c. 1808
Château de Meudon c. 1812, First Empire
Layout of the third level of the Château-Neuf under Napoleon I, 1812
Seating ordered by Napoleon I for Meudon, Fontainebleau museum
Pendule de l'Étude ou de la Méditation, vers 1810, Mobilier National.
Feu en deux parties, c. 1810–1811, gilded bronze, Jean-Jacques Feuchère, Mobilier National
Guéridon, bois de frêne bronze doré et marbre blanc, Mobilier National
Console fournie par Maigret, bois de frêne et marbre blanc, Mobilier National
Écran à glace, bois de frêne, gilded bronze, mirror, Mobilier National
Lustre placé dans la Galerie du Château-Neuf, c. 1811, gilded bronze, Feuchère, Mobilier National
Feu de la galerie du Château Neuf de meudon, Mobilier National
Meudon, taken from the walls of the stud farm, by Bergeron. Ca. 1825. BNF.
Detail of Sèvres porcelain representing the Château-Neuf of Meudon under Louis-Philippe. Fontainebleau museum, Galerie des Assiettes (Gallery of Plates).
Stables at Meudon, preserved.
19th-century stall from the stables at Meudon.
Château-Neuf de Meudon c. 1860
Meudon from the upper terrace. "Paris dans sa splendeur". Chapuis del.
Reception for Louis I of Portugal given by Prince Napoléon, salon-serre of the Château-Neuf (former upper vesti
Meudon kennels and Prince Napoleon's dog
The Château-Neuf after the fire of 31 January 1871
Photograph of the Château-Neuf after the fire, 1871. Private collection
View of Meudon after the war of 1871. Hubert Clerget, Musée Carnavalet
Photograph of the lower vestibule of the Château-Neuf after the 1871 fire
Aerial view of the Orangery and the remains of the Château-Neuf converted to an observatory
Aerial view of the terrace with the avenue of the château, towards the north
Aerial view of the old stables of Meudon
Aerial view of the terrace at Meudon, with the Bel Air pond
Aerial view of the Grande Perspective towards the south
Aerial view of Paris from Meudon
View of Paris from Meudon, 2013
The great dome of the observatory, built on the remains of the Château-Neuf
Remains of the Château-Neuf, converted to an observatory. 2014
L'Orangerie de Meudon, 17th century, restored in 2012
View of the commons of the château, conserved today. 2009
The contreforts of the terrace of the old parterre of the château de Meudon, 2013
The high terrace today
The Grande Perspective at Meudon, condition in 2010
Porte dauphine, 1703. Museum of Fine Arts, Reims of Chalais, before the Grande Perspective, today.
Panoramic view of the Grande Terrasse at Meudon, 2013
Small vestibule, 1658 to 1803
Cross-section of the Grand Escalier (great staircase) 1658 to 1803
Cross-section of the Grand Vestibule (great vestibule), 1658 to 1803
Latone et les paysans de Lycie, Jean Jouvenet, Musée d'art et d'histoire in Meudon
Hercule entre la Volupté et la Vertu (Hercules Between Voluptuousness and Virtue), Charles de La Fosse, musée de Nevers
Hercules Bringing Alceste Out of the Hells, Antoine Coypel, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Cholet
Céphale et Procris, Louis de Boullogne le Jeune, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Étienne.
Schéma of the ceiling of the corner cabinet, erased by the dauphin in 1699
Arabesques on gold background by Claude Audran III, circa 1700. Archives des Arts décoratifs de Paris, inv. 5482 A. For the Ménagerie de Versailles or the apartment of the Dauphin at Meudon
Other décors by Audran, inv. 5482 B
Terme féminin, C38.120 MR 2494.
Terme masculin, C38.98 MR 2492.
Terme féminin, C38.129 MR 2495.
Terme masculin, C38.122 MR 2497.
Terme masculin, C38.97 MR 2496.
Terme masculin, C38.121 MR 2493.
La prise d'Ypres
La prise de Fribourg
La prise de Condé
La prise de Lau
La Fidélité (Fidelity), following a drawing by Pierre Mignard, Jardins de Versailles
La Fourberie, following a drawing by Pierre Mignard, Jardins de Versailles
Aurora, or daybreak, by Gaspard Marsy, following a drawing by Charles Le Brun, Jardins de Versailles.
Flore, by Philippe Buyster (1595–1688)
The Alexander of Mazarin. Musée du Louvre
Bust of the painter Raphaël, by Alessandro Rondoni
Bust of Annibal Carrache, by Alessandro Rondoni
Jupiter and Junon, bronzes by the Algarde. Wallace Collection, London
Octagonal pedestals placed in the gallery. Abbey of Chaalis
Elévation de la paroi Nord.
Elévation de la paroi Est.
Elévation de la paroi Sud.
Elévation de la paroi Ouest.
Restitution 3D du Cabinet des glaces de Louis XIV, Franck Devedjian & Hervé Grégoire, janvier 2013.
Psyché découvrant l'Amour endormi, Antoine Coypel, 1701
Coupe de la tribune of the chapel of the château de Meudon, 1701
Projet non définitif de coupe of the chapel of Meudon. Dessin de Jules Hardouin-Mansart, 1701. AN.
Plan définitif of the chapel of Meudon, circa 1775–1780. AN
Jeton representing the interior of the chapel of the château of Meudon, seen from the tribune, 1703. Private collection
Copy of Résurrection by Antoine Coypel, chapel of Vernon
L'Annonciation, by Antoine Coypel. Estampe de Drevet
Communicating gallery, Chestnut tree wing, c. 1703. Reconstruction by Franck Devedjian, 2012
Un cerf poursuivi par des chiens (Stag Pursued by Dogs), François Desportes, 1703
La mort d'un chevreuil (Death of a deer), François Desportes, 1703
La meute de Monseigneur (Hounds of Monseigneur), 1703, Musée de Gien
La mort du loup (Death of the wolf), François Desportes, 1703
Un sanglier chassé par huit chiens (A Boar Chased by Eight Dogs), François Desportes. 1703
Essai de restitution de la coupe de la paroi Est du grand salon des marronniers, circa 1705
Essai de restitution de la coupe de la paroi Sud du grand salon des marronniers, around 1705. With paintings placed by Monseigneur the dauphin.
Essai de restitution de la coupe de la paroi Ouest du grand salon des marronniers, circa 1705
Pithopolis faisant servir des mets en or au roi Pithès (Pithopolis having King Pithès served food of gold), Nicolas Loir, formerly "Cléopâtre qui, dans un festin....", musée de Brou.
Reine donnant audience à un vieillard (Queen Giving Audience to an Old Man), by Nicolas Loir, also known as La reine de Saba (The Queen of Saba), Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud [fr], Perpignan
Reine s'adressant à des soldats (Dueen addressing soldiers), or "la reine de Saba appuyée sur son trône" (the Queen of Saba leaning on her throne), Nicolas Loir, musée du Louvre, n°8715
Le bassin de Neptune (Neptune's Basin), Jean II Cotelle
L'arc de triomphe, Jean II Cotelle
L'Encelade, Jean II Cotelle
L'entrée du labyrinthe (The Entrance of the Labyrinth), Jean II Cotelle
La fontaine du dragon (The Fountain of the Dragon), Jean II Cotelle
La colonnade, Jean II Cotelle
L'intérieur du labyrinthe (The Interior of the Labyrinth), Jean II Cotelle
Le théâtre d'eau (The Water Theatre), Jean II Cotelle
Map of the Grotto de Meudon and its surroundings, late 17th century, Archives nationales
Parterre of the Grotto, seen from the central salon. Israël Silvestre, c. 1685
Décor project for the Grotto, c. 1685. Not carried out. Jules Hardouin-Mansart
Grotto of Meudon in an imaginairy landscape, Harvard Art Museum, 34.1991 (The roofing of the central pavilion is fictive)
Château-Neuf from the parterre. Mariette, c. 1715
Third level of the Château-Neuf ("le bel étage"), by Mariette, around 1715
Cutaway of the Château-Neuf, circa 1720. Mariette
Levels 2 and 4 of the Château-Neuf. Mariette, c. 1715
Grilles du Château-Neuf de Meudon. Mariette, A.F.
La grille basse du Château-Neuf, c. 1708 Musée-promenade de Marly-le-Roi.
Taque foyère aux armes du dauphin, Château-Neuf, vers 1708. Musée d'art et d'histoire de Meudon
Photograph Château-Neuf, c 1860
Winter, upper vestibule, 1708
Spring, upper vestibule, 1708
Summer, upper vestibule, 1708
Autumn, upper vestibule, 1708
Décor of the upper vestibule. Stockholm, NMH CC 1078
Pedestal of the vestibule. Stockholm, NMH CC 1073
Décor of the upper vestibule. Stockholm, NMH CC 1074
Detail of the cornice in the upper vestibule, National museum of Stockholm, NMH CC 1074
Cutaway of the upper vestibule, which functions as an Italianate salon
Reconstruction, seen from the upper vestibule
Reception of Louis I of Portugal by Prince Napoleon, upper vestibule, 1867
Cutaway of the guard room. Mariette. Shows positioning of the table of Desportes
The David, by Domenichino, copy above the chimney
A sleeping dog, and a greyhound, François Desportes. 1709
A hare tied to a tree, François Desportes, 1709
Acis and Galatée, Michel Corneille, Musée de Versailles
Coupe of the parade chamber in the Château-Neuf of Meudon, circa 1709
Elévation du fond de la chambre de parade, circa 1708, with the bed
Six des douze mois grotesques, de Claude Audran III, copy of the panneaux pour la tenture réalisée for Meudon. Sotheby's, 18 November 2010, New-York, lot 235
Design of the chamber woodwork. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, NMH CC 2300
Projet (ultérieur ?) de décor pour l'alcôve (non Versailles), BNF
Balustrade in gilded wood from the parade chamber, circa 1708
Cross-section of half the gallery of Monseigneur at the Château-Neuf in Meudon, condition in 1709. Nationalmuseum de Stockholm
Cross-section of half the gallery. Stockholm, NMH THC 5953
Plan of half the gallery, Stockholm, NMH THC 5954
Schéma de l'élévation de la galerie, Stockholm NMH CC 2855
Details of the cheminée et des consoles NMH CC 1105
Cyrus interrogeant le roi d'Arménie (Cyrus questioning the king of Armenia), Noël Coypel. Museum of Grenoble
Néron au milieu d'un festin ordonnant la mort d'Agrippine (Nero in the midst of a Feast Ordering the Death of Agippinus), Noël Coypel. Museum of Grenoble
Hercules and Archélaos, Noël Coypel. Musée de Versailles
Hercules and Déjanire, Noël Coypel. Musée de Versailles
L'orangerie of Meudon, 17th century. Restored in 2012
The nymphaeum above the orangery
Orangery of Meudon before restoration, 2010
Inside the bastion of the orangery, 2014
Orangery of the Château-Neuf
Interior of Orangery, Château-Neuf
Estampe d'Israël Silvestre représentant la Grande Perspective de Meudon depuis le tapis vert. Vers 1685.
Vue aérienne de la Grande Perspective de Meudon.
Vue aérienne par drône de l'avenue du château, en direction du nord.
Schéma de la Grande Perspective de Meudon, 2015. Légende : 1.Avenue du château; 2.Grande Terrasse du château; 3. Orangerie; 4.Partie toujours bouchée; 5.Étang de Chalais; 6.Tapis Vert.
Les jardins bas de Meudon (The Low Gardens of Meudon), by Israel Silvestre, 17th century, BNF
Detail of the low gardens on the draft plan for the gardens at Meudon. ADY (78). Circa 1697
Le bassin de l'Ovale, jardins bas de Meudon. Circa 1690
"Meudon. Les 2 châteaux réunis sous un même aspect", drawing by Jean-Baptiste Maréchal, 1785. View from the Ovale
Restitution 3D des jardins bas, avec la "pièce de M. Le Nostre". Condition circa 1700
Quarter of the parterre of the Grotto. Nationalmuseum of Stockholm. Condition of parterre between 1680 and 1708
Recreated view from the "Parasol", circa 1700
South semi-circle of the Bel Air basin, 2010
Elévation du cabinet de pierre des jardins hauts de Meudon, du côté de Montafilan (près des Capucins). Nationalmuseum de Stockholm, NMH THC 377.
View from the bastion of the Capucins, Jacques Rigaud [fr], circa 1730
Binding with the arms of the dauphin
Title page
Villacouplay pond
Tronchet pond
Villebon pond
New reservoir
Old reservoir
Bel air
Pond of the fonceaux
Pond of the garenne
Pond of Triveau
Trout canal
Pond of Chalais
Etang du loup pendu
the different levels
(suite)
(suite)
(suite)
(suite)
Binding with arms

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