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title: Drawing of the Château de Chenonceau
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18772/drawing-of-the-chateau-de-chenonceau/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-04-03
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# Drawing of the Château de Chenonceau

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## Image File

[![Drawing of the Château de Chenonceau](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18772.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18772.png)

## Image Caption

Drawing of the [Château de Chenonceau](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chateau_de_Chenonceau/), Loire Valley, France c. 1570, by architect Jacques Androuet du Cerceau (1510-1585). This drawing shows the château as Diane de Poitiers, (1500-1566) favourite of Henry II of France (r. 1547-1559) would have known it. (British Museum, London).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, B. (2024, April 03). Drawing of the Château de Chenonceau. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18772/drawing-of-the-chateau-de-chenonceau/>
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Drawing of the Château de Chenonceau." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 03, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18772/drawing-of-the-chateau-de-chenonceau/>.
### MLA
Museum, British. "Drawing of the Château de Chenonceau." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Apr 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18772/drawing-of-the-chateau-de-chenonceau/>.

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