Le Moulin Du Hameau
by Iryna Goodall
Title
Le Moulin Du Hameau
Artist
Iryna Goodall
Medium
Photograph
Description
Nestled behind the Chateau de Versailles there is a palace called Le Petit Trianon, meshed with a dreamy little hamlet created for the Queen Marie Antoinette.
Originally built for Madame de Pompadour, Petit Trianon ultimately became a 19 year old Marie Antoinette’s exclusive residence, which was her refuge from the demands of formal ‘court life’ and her royal responsibilities.
Her reconfiguration of the Trianon gardens can be divided into two distinct phases.
The first, starting in 1777, corresponds to the creation of the English Gardens. Subsequently, in 1783, she tasked Richard Mique with extending the gardens to the north and building a whole model village around an artificial lake. Work began in the summer of 1783 and was completed in 1786.
The Queen’s Hamlet does not belong to any particular style, combining as it does various influences from rural architecture, but it does succeed in creating a sense of aesthetic coherency.
The cottages are set on the eastern bank of the lake, arranged in a crescent formation which is ideally viewed from across the water.
The mill is one of the most picturesque thatched cottages, with a pictorial charm which recalls the role of the artist Hubert Robert in the creation of the hamlet. The four facades of the building each have a different appearance and decoration although in harmony.
This is a mill house, built and fitted from 1783 to 1788, but was never used for grinding grain. The wheel is driven by a stream derived from the Grand Lake and is only a decorative element. This mill also served as a laundry.
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