Versailles on Paper – Past and Present | The Labyrinth |
Aesop at Court; or, the Labyrinth of Versailles Delineated in French and English (1768), with copies in reverse of the original illustrations. | http://rbsc.princeton.edu/versailles/item/940 |
In the 1770s, the Labyrinth was dismantled and replaced by the Bosquet de la Reine (Queen's Grove), named for Marie-Antoinette. | |
A few of the lead sculptures have survived, such as these goat-riding monkeys, currently displayed on the first floor of the palace. | |
The statues of Cupid and Aesop, which used to flank the entrance of the Labyrinth, now stand in the vestibule of the Queen's Staircase. | |
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