This lithograph with tint stone by Victor Petit documents the Château de Tanlay in Yonne, France as part of his comprehensive portfolio surveying French Renaissance and late medieval architecture. Petit's meticulous rendering captures the château's distinctive Renaissance features and ornamental details through the delicate tonal effects made possible by the tint stone technique. The print exemplifies the nineteenth century's romantic fascination with France's architectural heritage during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.