COTELLE, Jean II
(b. 1642, Paris, d. 1708, Villiers-sur-Marne)

Entrance to the Maze

1688-90
Oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm
Musée National du Château, Versailles

Louis XIV commissioned Jean Cotelle, who had already painted the Trianon, to document the state of grounds of Versailles.

This painting shows a view of the Arch of Triumph Grove as seen from the North Parterre.