Chateau de Beauregard, Cellettes, Loire Valley

Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau houses the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13972923

Media ID

45433646

Size

8268px x 6089px (15.2MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009