March 31, 2016
The Friends of the Domaine de Chantilly invited drawings collectors and enthusiasts for a special day at the Château de Chantilly in celebration of the 25th Salon du Dessin. Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Chairman, welcomed the group before they were treated to a special tour led by curators Nicole Garnier and Mathieu Deldicque and a private viewing of drawings from the collection of Henri d’Orléans, the Duke d’Aumale, who had amassed one of the finest holdings of Old Master drawings and prints in France. Guests had the rare opportunity to enjoy works by Da Vinci, Raphael, Clouet, Dürer, Rembrandt and others in the Duke d’Aumale’s private study. This was followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the future Gallery of Prints and Drawings, where the extraordinary collection of drawings and prints will be displayed starting in 2017. Guests also visited the private suites of the Duchess d’Aumale, which are currently undergoing a major restoration. After this special morning, the group enjoyed a Michelin-star chef designed luncheon at the Auberge du Jeu de Paume. In the evening, guests were hosted by Prince Amyn Aga Khan in his Parisian residence for a festive cocktail reception.
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- FODC Chairman Prince Amyn Aga Khan welcomes guests in the Stag Gallery
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- Curators Nicole Garnier and Mathieu Deldicque present the treasures in the Paintings Gallery
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- Alexander Johnson, Henri Loyrette, Olivier Bourgois, Maryvonne Pinault, Alice Goldet, and Astrid Grange in the Rotunda admiring Italian Renaissance pictures
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- Jean Bonna, Henri Loyrette, Comte Jean de Rohan Chabot, and other guests observe 16th-century French portraits in the Clouet Room
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- Guests admire “King Ahasuerus Choosing Esther” by Filippino Lippi in the Sanctuary
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- Martina Priebe, Jean Bonna, Baronne Antoinette Seillière, Nicole Garnier, and Betty Eveillard view the exhibition “Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758-1823)” in the Psyche Gallery
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- Guests enjoy a private viewing in the Bibliothèque du Théâtre (From L-R: Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Nicole Saligner, Mathieu Deldicque, Baron Ernest-Antoine Seillière, Alice Goldet, Nicole Garnier, Olivier Bourgois, Garance Aufaure, and Alexander Johnson)
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- Beautiful drawings by Robert Nanteuil, Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin
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- Mathieu Deldicque, Maryvonne Pinault, Cameron Rashti, Kate de Rothschild Agius, and Henri Loyrette discuss drawings
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- Nicole Garnier, curator in charge of the Musée Condé, sharing drawings with guests in the Bibliothèque du Théâtre, the Duke d’Aumale’s private study (L to R: Marie-France Pochna, Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Nicole Salinger, Garance Aufaure, Nicole Garnier, Baronne Antoinette Seillière, Baron Ernest-Antoine Seillière, and Vicomte Olivier de Rohan)