Landscapes of a France that probably didn’t exactly look like that. A few people scattered here and there. Étienne Allegrain, topographical painter (1644-1736). Also painted Versailles.

Allegrain-Étienne-River-landscape-late-17c-canvas-Louvre — Landscape with river. Late 17th c. Collections of the Louvre Museum, Paris. In the public domain due to age. via http://spenceralley.blogspot.com/2016/11/french-baroque-allegories-portraits.html

Allegrain, Etienne, 1644-1736; Classical Landscape with Figures and Ruins — Classical Landscape with Figures and Ruins. No date. Collections of and photo credit © The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/classical-landscape-with-figures-and-ruins-44747

Allegrain, Etienne, 1644-1736; Classical Landscape with Figures — Classical Landscape with Figures. No date. Oil on canvas. Style of Étienne Allegrain. Collections of and photo credit © National Trust, Hinton Ampner. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/classical-landscape-with-figures-217009

etienne-allegrain-paysage-classique-animé — “Paysage classique animé.” No date. Oil on canvas. Image ©2020 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/etienne-allegrain/paysage-classique-anim%C3%A9-nY8hYZkORKR7yoZg6xmGtg2

Paintings of French chateaux from back before they were museums. Versailles and Saint-Cloud. French. Étienne Allegrain, topographical painter (1644-1736).

"Detail of the Château de Saint-Cloud." 1675. — “Detail of the Château de Saint-Cloud.” 1675. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detail_of_the_Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Saint-Cloud,_1675_(painting_by_%C3%89tienne_Allegrain).jpg

"Promenade de Louis XIV en vue du Parterre du Nord." 1688. — “Promenade de Louis XIV en vue du Parterre du Nord.” 1688. Collections of the Château of Versailles. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Promenade_de_Louis_XIV_en_vue_du_Parterre_du_Nord_vers_1688.jpg

View of the Château de Versailles and the Orangerie — “View of the Château de Versailles and the Orangerie.” 1695. Attributed to Allegrain. Collection of the Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon. Image © RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource, NY, photo by Jean-Marc Manaï. Fair use license. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/699643

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