.JPG "Château de l'Eglantine Jouy en Josas")
For a few days and exceptionally, VDP is taking you out of Versailles! Not far away mind you: the little town of Jouy-en-Josas is a mere three miles South of the city limits and is part of Versailles Grand Parc grouping of local authorities. This is Sweetbriar castle. It was built towards the very end of the XIXth century and houses the Toile de Jouy museum which VDP visited for the first time a couple of weeks ago! It so happens that 2015 is the bicentenary of the death of Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf, the genious who founded the royal manufacture of Jouy fabrics in 1759! Below are two interesting paintings exhibited inside the museum.
Pour quelques jours, exceptionnellement, VDP vous emmène hors de Versailles. Pas très loin remarquez, puisque la jolie petite ville de Jouy-en-Josas se trouve à cinq kilomètres au Sud de la limite de Versailles et fait partie de la communauté d'agglomération de Versailles Grand Parc. Voici le château de l'Eglantine, construit à la toute fin du XIXè siècle. Il abrite le musée de la toile de Jouy que VDP a visité pour la première fois il y a une quinzaine de jours. En effet, 2015 est l'année du bicentenaire de la mort de son génial fondateur, Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf qui fonda la manufacture royale en 1759 !Ci-dessous, deux intéressantes peintures exposées dans le musée.
.JPG "Toile de Jouy manufacture in 1807 by Huet")
View of the Toile de Jouy manufacture in 1807 during a visit of emperor Napoléon I (pictured on the bottom far right) by Jean-Baptiste Huet. Next to nothing remains of the place! What is interesting here is seeing the plants cultivated for tinctures!
Vue de la manufacture en 1807 lors d'une visite de Napoléon I, visible à droite, par Jean-Baptiste Huet. Ce qui est intéressant ici, ce sont ces plantations destinées aux teintures !
.JPG "Oberkampf and his children Boilly")
Oberkampf and his children, 1803, after Léopold Boilly. Sorry this one is a bit blurred!
Oberkampf et ses enfants, 1803, d'après Léopold Boilly. Désolée, celle-ci est un peu floue !
Almost seems rather fairy tale-like.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy all three photos but the top photo is stunning. Love the composition and the lush spot of color of the blossom.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kate. The bright pink (ornamental cabbage?) is a nice additional focal point. Thanks for taking us along!
ReplyDeleteThe flower really makes the shot.
ReplyDeleteThat landscape painting blew me away. It's gorgeous. I love all the colors in the fields they are working.
ReplyDeleteTres belle composition first shot Ciel, beautifully captured. The Toile design has always been a favourite of mine.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful building, only in France, fabulous..
ReplyDeleteSweetbriar Castle is magnificent. Great place to show off those paintings.
ReplyDeleteThe first painting is fantastic and tells quite the story - I suppose all the colors are flowers used to make dyes? Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteIn 2002 we spent almost a month near rue Oberkampf without knowing who he was... Thank for explaining us!
ReplyDeleteI really like the look of Sweetbriar.
ReplyDeleteCinderella! Cinderella! You want no 'frog prince'.
ReplyDeleteI have not (yet) visited there but my wife has been there several times to see textile-oriented shows. Her retirement passion is art textile.
ReplyDeleteFantastic paintings in a beautiful building...Really it is worth to visiting it... Excellent photos...
ReplyDeleteA lovely palace, Ciel!
ReplyDeleteDelightfully grand and elegante! How do you live with such historic artifacts without bursting with pride?
ReplyDeleteHi Ciel. I promise that from heron out I'll see less of those whatchamacallit birds! :)
ReplyDeleteQuite 'dreamy' looking images!
ReplyDeleteJ'apprends plein de choses grâce à toi !
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