# Panoramic View of the Palace and Gardens of Versailles

**John Vanderlyn** (American, 1775–1852)  
1818–19  
Oil on canvas  
12 x 165 ft. (3.6 x 49.5 m)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 52.184. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13052).

## About this work

John Vanderlyn painted this in 1818–19, aged about 43. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [John Vanderlyn](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/john-vanderlyn)

American, 1775–1852; born in Kingston, New York; died in Kingston, New York

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: American
- The artist was about 43
- Century: 19th century
- Movement: [Romanticism](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/romanticism)
- Subjects: Fountains, Palaces, Gardens
- Colour: black
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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