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Jacques Gabriel

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Jacques Gabriel was a French architect, the father of the famous Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Jacques Gabriel was a designer, painter and architect of the 17th and 18th centuries and one of the most prominent designers of the Palace of Versailles in his lifetime. For his unique creativity and selflessness, he was always attended by Louis XIV and eventually became a trusted advisor to the monarch. He made important contributions to him during his years of service of which the construction of the Palace of Versailles was the most important.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (14)

The Entrance of the Academy of Architecture at the Louvre

1779 · Brush and black ink and gray and colored wash, with black chalk and touches of pen and black ink, on off-white laid paper

17.3 × 13.7 cm (6 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Allegorie op de dood van Voltaire

1778 · pen on ink, paper, watercolor (paint), graphite (mineral)

height: 198 cm, width: 130 cm

Rijksmuseum

Allegorie op de terugkeer in Parijs van Lodewijk XVI na zijn kroning te Reims op 11 juni 1775

1775 · pen on paper, chalk, ink

width: 120 cm, height: 80 cm

Rijksmuseum

Dame laat zich een ontwerp voorleggen

1772 · pen on ink, chalk, paper

width: 175 cm, height: 112 cm

Rijksmuseum

Allegory

1770 · Oil, with touches of black chalk, on tan laid paper, tipped on beige wove paper

Max: 13.3 × 9.6 cm (5 1/4 × 3 13/16 in.); Mount: 15.8 × 12.5 cm (6 1/4 × 4 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin Executing the Portrait of the Bishop of Chartres

1768 · Pen and black ink, and brush and gray wash, with graphite, on ivory laid paper

23.3 × 18.4 cm (9 3/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

"The Anger of Neptune" Fountain

1767 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 10.7 × 8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 3/16 in.); Sheet: 11 × 8.2 cm (4 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Natuurhistorisch kabinet

1762 · etching on paper

width: 56 cm, height: 100 cm

Rijksmuseum

Expulsion des Jésuites

1761 · etching on paper

height: 178 cm, width: 207 cm

Rijksmuseum

Sketchbook

1755 · Graphite, pen, wash and watercolor on paper

13 × 17.2 cm (5 1/8 × 6 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

View of the Salon in the Louvre in the Year 1753

1753 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image: 14.6 × 17.8 cm (5 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.); Plate: 14.7 × 17.8 cm (5 13/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 15.2 × 18.1 cm (6 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Four Views of a Young Woman

1744 · Graphite and black chalk, on ivory laid paper, hinged on cream laid paper

16.7 × 22.1 cm (6 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ex libris van François Jean Joseph Mols

1734 · engraving on paper

height: 82 cm, width: 65 cm

Rijksmuseum

Jonge vrouw aan een clavecimbel

1734 · paper, chalk

height: 176 cm, width: 125 cm

Rijksmuseum

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14 published of 14 catalogued · 14 with image

Rijksmuseum
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7 entries · 1 sources

Allegorie op de dood van Voltaire
1778 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Jonge vrouw aan een clavecimbel
1734 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Allegorie op de terugkeer in Parijs van Lodewijk XVI na zijn kroning te Reims op 11 juni 1775
1775 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Natuurhistorisch kabinet
1762 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Expulsion des Jésuites
1761 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Ex libris van François Jean Joseph Mols
1734 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Dame laat zich een ontwerp voorleggen
1772 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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