View of the Chateau of Versailles from the Orangery, 1716, Pierre Menant, French, 14 x 23 3/8 in. ( x cm) (plate)16 7/8 x 25 5/8 in. ( x cm) (sheet), Hand-colored etching and engraving, France, 18th century, One of Louis XIV's more blatant extravagances was the Orangery, a large conservatory dug into the slope below the south wing of palace where, sheltered from the wind, temperatures remained moderate year-round. The cost of excavating the hill, moving the mass of earth away, and constructing the long, vaulted galleries and two vast staircases framing the garden ran well

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