ÉCOUEN — The Castle — Collection of Paukenberge Solution, 7th Series

Description

View of Écouen Castle in Seine-et-Oise, with its Renaissance facades, pediments, and chapel adorned with mosaics. The reverse details its history: built around 1533 on order of Anne de Montmorency, decorated by Jean Goujon, and became a national treasure during the Revolution before becoming the property of the Legion of Honour under the Second Empire. Text printed in French.