Design for the Gardens of the Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune

Anonymous, French, 18th century

ca. 1782–90 · Pen and black ink, watercolor · Drawings and Prints

Design for the gardens of the castle of Savigny in France. The design of the grounds is presented as a floorplan, with an indication of the castle and all other buildings in outline and pink wash. The redesign, possibly done for Anne Barbe Charlotte de Migieu de Savigny (1752-1797) after her marriage to Charles Richard de Montaugé (1734–1808) in 1782, involved a conversion of the grounds into a romantic landscape garden with meandering walkways as had become fashionable, particularly in England in the course of the 18th century as a strong reaction against the highly organized geometrical designs of 17th-century France.

Artist

Anonymous, French, 18th century

Date

ca. 1782–90

Medium

Pen and black ink, watercolor

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2014