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Cabinet de la Méridienne (méridienne cabinet), Palace of Versailles (1782) *

Artist/Designer: Richard Mique

Project Location: Versailles, France

Figure 1: Restoration: Versailles' Marie Antoinette's Private Apartments [Blog] Blogspot ( Source | Accessed : May 16, 2013 | Photographer: http://www.chateauversailles.fr/soutenir-versailles-/les-projets-en-recherche-de-mecenat/restaurations/cabinet-de-la-meridienne )
Figure 2: Floor Plan - Cabinet Location. Source : The Notebooks of Versailles, Francois Appas, (2015). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 14, 2019 | Photographer: The Field of Versailles Dept. of Architecture )
Figure 3: Watercolor. Source : The Notebooks of Versailles, Francois Appas, (2015). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : January 14, 2019 | Photographer: The Field of Versailles Dept. of Architecture )

Style/Period(s):
Rococo

Primary Material(s):
Plaster, Color, Fabric, Textile

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Palace of Versailles - Web Page | Accessed : January 14, 2019
the little secrets of the méridienne cabinet | Accessed : January 14, 2019
Marie Antoinette's Private Apartments | Accessed : January 14, 2019
Petit appartement de la reine - General Information | Accessed : January 14, 2019

Significant Date(s):
18th Century, 1782

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Boemeke, Manfred F., Feldman, Gerald D, and Gläser, Elisabeth. The Treaty of Versailles : A Reassessment after 75 Years. Publications of the German Historical Institute. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Bourget, Pierre., and Cattaui, Georges. Jules Hardouin Mansart. Grands Architectes. Paris: Vincent, Fréal, 1960.

Fraser, Antonia. Marie Antoinette: The Journey. New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012.

Hartmann, Claudia. "La Création De Marly : Les Rôles De Charles Le Brun, Jules Hardouin-Mansart Et Louis XIV Dans La Conception De L’ensemble." Bulletin Du Centre De Recherche Du Château De Versailles, 2012, Bulletin Du Centre De Recherche Du Château De Versailles, 07/13/2012.

Lever, Evelyne. Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France. New York: Macmillan Publishers, 2001

Building Address: Place d'Armes 78000 Versailles, France

Significant Dates: Construction Dates (1676-1756)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: N/A

Tags: Stucco, Palace of Versailles, Louis XIV, Antoinnette Style

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