View of the Marly machine and of the Louveciennes castle © Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN © Jean-Marc Manaï

View of the Marly machine and the Louveciennes chateau.

A landscape painting depicting the Marly Machine, a complex water system, with an aqueduct and a castle in the background, framed by rolling hills and a group of horseback riders observing the scene in the foreground.

“Versailles: Science and Splendour” is at London’s Science Museum through April 21, 2025.

View of the Marly machine and of the Louveciennes castle © Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN © Jean-Marc Manaï