West facade of the Cour Carrée of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Palace" class="extiw" title="en:Louvre Palace">Louvre</a> with transverse sections of the north wing (on the right) and the central pavilion of the south wing (on the left), the latter with a design not reflecting what was built.
<p>The print is composed of five impressions from 4 engraved copper plates, one used twice. The engraved titles are, from left to right:
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<ol><li><i>Le profil qui montre le dedans du grand Vestibule du Louvre</i> [Profile of the grand Vestibule of the Louvre]</li>
<li><i>Eslevation de la moitie du principal corps de logis du Louvre, du costé de la cour, basti sous Henry II, et conduit par l'Abbé de Clagny</i> [Elevation of the part of the principal corps de logis of the Louvre, court facade, built under Henry II, and the guidance of the Abbot of Clagny (Pierre Lescot)]</li>
<li>(above): <i>Elevation du grand Vestibule faict de l'ordonnance de Mr. Mercier</i> [Elevation of the grand Vestibule of the Louvre done to the design of Mr. Mercier]; (below): <i>Eslevation du gra[n]d Vestibule du Louvre basti sous Louis XIII, et conduit par Jacques Mercier</i> [Elevation of the grand Vestibule of the Louvre built under Louis XIII, and conducted by Jacques Mercier]</li>
<li>same as 2</li>
<li><i>Gros Pavillon du Roy</i> [King's Large Pavilion]</li></ol><p><br>The central pavilion in the figure, the Grand Vestibule, is now known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavillon_de_l%27Horloge" class="extiw" title="en:Pavillon de l'Horloge">Pavillon de l'Horloge</a>. To its left is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lescot_Wing" class="extiw" title="en:Lescot Wing">Lescot wing</a>, and to its right, the Lemercier wing. The pavilion at the far left (shown in transverse section) corresponds in position to the Pavillon des Arts, and the pavilion at the far right (the top part shown in elevation), to the Pavillon de Beauvais.
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There is a conspicuous error in the elevation in this copy of the print, with four rather than three bays between the left <i>avant-corps</i> and central <i>avant-corps</i> of the Lescot wing. This is the area where the first and second separate prints were joined together (see note below).
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Pierre_Lescot" class="extiw" title="w:en:Pierre Lescot"><span title="French architect (1515-1578)">Pierre Lescot</span></a>
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after 1659 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1659-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1659-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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