THE STYLE OF LOUIS XIV. 



310. MARLY. 



From an Old Engraving. 



third was the chateau of Clagny, north-east of the town of Versailles, by 

 J. H. Mansart (1675-80), built as a residence for Mme. de Montespan 

 and her children by the King. 



MARLY. A later royal caprice was the so called Hermitage of Marly 

 ( 1 680-6, destroyed at the Revolution). Though it was originally intended 

 as a modest and inexpensive retreat, and though its buildings were 

 never very extensive, it grew into one of the most important royal 

 residences, and by the magnificence of its statuary and paintings, its 

 gardens and water works, swallowed up almost as great sums as 

 Versailles itself. It was the creation of J. H. Mansart and Le Brun 

 and its gardens of Le Notre and is unique in its conception, con- 

 sisting of a royal pavilion, twelve smaller isolated pavilions for the 

 courtiers, and three others for the services. The royal pavilion stood 

 by itself on a terrace between four " Salles de Verdure " in the centre 

 of the lay-out. In the short axis lay on one side the entrance between 

 twin guard-houses, on the other the office block. In the long axis 

 (Fig. 310) the chateau looked out in front down a sunk and terraced 

 garden containing a chain of ponds along each side of which stood six 

 of the small pavilions, and, behind, on to a splendid cascade. The 

 chateau itself was square, each side of nine bays being identical. It 

 consisted of two storeys, with a flat balustraded roof. Its elevations 

 had a giant order and a pediment over the three middle bays. It was 

 planned round a central octagonal saloon running up through both storeys 

 and top-lit (Fig. 309). The twelve pavilions, which each contained two 

 apartments, were connected with each other and the service blocks by 

 alleys of pleached limes. They were square with flat balustraded roofs 

 and plain rustication on the angles, but the faces were embellished with 



