Elevation of the Louvre
by BLONDEL, Jacques-François, Engraving
The engraving shows the elevation of the south fa�ade of the Louvre facing the river. It is Plate 11 from Blondel’s Architecture fran�oise, Tome 4, Livre 6.
This south fa�ade, which replaced Louis Le Vau’s previous fa�ade of 1660–1663, was probably initially designed by Le Vau (Charles Le Brun may have also played a role), but was completed by Claude Perrault with modifications to make it more consistent with the east fa�ade.