First view of the building of the factories (in color), in François-Nicolas Sparr de Bernstorf, Book including the most remarkable sites in the royal castle of Tervueren, and of its general map layout in perspective; the whole drawn on site by F.N. de Sparr in 1753 (Brussels, Bibbliothéque de la Société des Bollandistes).

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.- The Royal Museums of Art and History present A Pastime Worthy of a King - The factories of Charles of Lorraine, on view through September 2, 2007. Like all other enlightened princes of his time Charles of Lorraine (1712-1780), the general governor of the Austrian Netherlands, had a passion for the sciences, unusual objects and inventions, and he arranged cabinets of curiosities especially for them. One of the greater events of the XVIIIth century was the publication in Paris by Diderot and d'Alembert of the Encyclopaedia, the Dictionnary raisonné of sciences, the arts and trades, that explained in particular, based on illustrations, manufacturing techniques and their applications. The fashion of these novelties had a considerable influence on the taste of princes who took a liking for them and integrated workshops into their domains. At the end of the 1750s, Charles of Lorraine had a big building built in the park or Tervueren to install factories that were extremely active. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19742