Sevres plate from Service Historique – Château de Bellevue in Meudon

Sevres Plate Service Historique 057

Le Palais de Meudon côté de la terrasse, 1842.
Porcelain painter: Lyngbye

Château de Bellevue in Meudon was a small château built for Madame de Pompadour in 1750. It was constructed on a broad plateau in Meudon, above a slope overlooking the Seine to the east.
The Château de Bellevue is an important step in the evolution of the French château. It was a relatively modest building, more like a house of a rich nobleman than a royal château, reflecting its role as an intimate meeting place for King Louis and Madame de Pompadour. The building was almost square, with nine bays to the front and six on the sides

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