Above: Trellis, drawn between 1680-1705, by the artist Jean Berain.
Eight volumes from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries entitled“Collected Theatre Sets” contain drawings and prints dedicated to the festivals and ceremonies of the French court of the king. They are housed at the National Archives in Paris, Menus Plaisirs du roi. The best artists of the day created drawings and prints of theater sets, costumes, and detailed imagery which were used by the court to organize and stage live performance events or celebrations (and thereby impress spectators of the court).

Above: Trellis, drawn between 1680-1705, by the artist Jean Berain.

Eight volumes from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries entitled“Collected Theatre Sets” contain drawings and prints dedicated to the festivals and ceremonies of the French court of the king. They are housed at the National Archives in Paris, Menus Plaisirs du roi. The best artists of the day created drawings and prints of theater sets, costumes, and detailed imagery which were used by the court to organize and stage live performance events or celebrations (and thereby impress spectators of the court).