Recueil Des Statues, Groupes, Fontaines, Termes, Vases Et autres magnifiques Ornemens du Chateau & Parc de Versailles: Avec les Explications En François, Latin, Italien et Hollandois
Recueil des Statues is a 1723 French engraved catalogue by Simon Thomassin, issued with parallel texts in French, Latin, Italian and Dutch, presenting the statues, groups, fountains and vases of the Versailles château and park. The plates are single classical sculptures shown on plinths against plain grounds, with captions naming each piece; a designer could draw on their clean outline figures, draped contrapposto poses and ornamental pedestals for decorative figurative motifs.
