By Lauren G. Close

Title: Labyrinte de Versailles
Artist: Written by Isaac de Benserade (French, 1613-1691) and Claude Perrault (French, 1613-1688); etched by Sébastien Leclerc I (French, Metz 1637–1714 Paris); published by L’Imprimerie Royale, Paris
Date: 1677
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 5 13/16 x 3/4 in.
Classification: Prints
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
MMA Accession Number: 31.77.30

Published in 1677, Labyrinte de Versailles by Claude Perrault is a visitor’s guide to one of Versailles’ most remarkable garden attractions: the Bosquet du Labyrinthe.… Read more