Author(s):
silvestre, israel (nancy, 03–08–1621 - paris, 11–10–1691), engraver
henriet, israel (nancy, 1590 - paris, 1661), publisher
other title: view of the saint-landry bridge, being seen from the side of the saint-bernard gate in paris. (dummy title)
production date: around 1657
dating in century: 17th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
place(s) of execution/production: paris
dimensions - artwork:
height: 21. 3cm
width: 31. 7cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 32. 5cm
width: 50cm
description:
1st state
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the engraving, at the bottom center, printed in black ink: "veuë du pont st. Landry, estant veu du coste de la porte st. Bernard a paris. ". Letter - on the front, on the engraving, at the bottom, from left to right, printed in black ink: "israel silvestre fecit. ", "cum privil. Regis. "
stamp - on the front, bottom right, in blue ink: "musee / carnavalet"
stamp - on the front, bottom right, in pink ink: "legs amedee berger / ville / de / paris / 1881"
iconographic description:
urban landscape. Wooden bridge between île notre-dame and île de la cité, with a gap, hidden by houses, to reach the saint-landry port. Behind the bridge you can see the place de grève with the roofs of the town hall and the saint-jean-en-grève church, and to the left, those of the saint-merry church, then on the far left the top of the saint-jacques de la boucherie tower. Descent towards the bank. Characters. Historical commentary:
the wooden bridge was built around 1625-1627 and rebuilt in 1643. The tip of île saint-louis remained empty for a long time. The houses seen here are those that elisabeth conin, widow of edouard mouquet, had built on the land she bought in 1646. Themes / subjects / places represented:
architecture view
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 443. Date: Vers 1657.
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