Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet at Versailles

A Private Royal Retreat

Jacques Moulin, Yves Carlier, Francis Hammond

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English

Flammarion
20 February 2020

Palaces, chateaux, country houses

Exceptional new photography brings readers behind the scenes of the Trianons and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet at Versailles-including areas usually closed to the public.

Life in the Château de Versailles was dense with pomp and circumstance, and the royals often craved a quiet moment with friends and lovers far from the din of the court. Hidden away from the palace on the grounds nearby, the kings built the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, and the Queen's Hamlet, where they could slip away to entertain their inner circle. This book explores every aspect of life at these private outbuildings, from the furnishings and gardens to the history and inhabitants.

In 1687, Sun King Louis XIV conceived of the Grand Trianon and its exceptional parterres and fountains as a seamless

link

between

court

and

garden-a

private retreat where he could withdraw with his family and escape the heavy hand of protocol. Louis XV commissioned the Petit Trianon, a neoclassical masterpiece with four unique facades, and its famous menagerie and botanical gardens. Louis XVI bestowed the Petit Trianon on Marie Antoinette; in her gardens and picturesque hamlet and farm, the queen's presence is more tangible here than anywhere else at Versailles.

This

handsome

volume

with

newly

commissioned

photography is both a historical testimony and an intimate visit on the grounds of the palace of Versailles.

By: Jacques Moulin, Yves Carlier
Photographs by: Francis Hammond
Imprint: Flammarion
Country of Publication: France
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 224mm,
Weight: 2.340kg
ISBN: 9782080204103
ISBN 10: 2080204106
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 20 February 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jacques Moulin is the chief architect for numerous French heritage sites, including Versailles. Francis Hammond has contributed to many books including Versailles: A Private Invitation, Historic Houses of Paris, and A Day at Versailles. Yves Carlier, general curator at Versailles and specialist in sixteenth to nineteenth-century French decorative arts and design, wrote A Day at Versailles.

Reviews for Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet at Versailles: A Private Royal Retreat

Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet at Versailles (Flammarion) offers lush photographs of some of [Marie-Antoinette's] favorite spaces on the vast estate ... . Featuring areas often closed to the public, this glossy tome presents a rare glimpse into the private world of one of history's most notorious royals. -Harper's Bazaar