Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
(French, 1736–1810)
View of the château of Madrid, Royal residence near Paris
Object Details
Artist
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
Date
18th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Image: 6 x 9 7/8 inches (15.2 x 25.1 cm)
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches (17.5 x 26.7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Farrell
Object
Number
99.070.106
The Château de Madrid was very seldom occupied by François I himself, or even by his son Henri II.(…)
The Château de Madrid was very seldom occupied by François I himself, or even by his son Henri II. Only Charles IX, François’s grandson, took up residence there several times during the 1560s and 1570s. Even the great Louis XIV only stayed there once, while hunting as a teenager. By the late eighteenth century, the once-grand palace was becoming decrepit; this image shows the building just prior to the first attempt at demolition by fire in 1792.
