Author(s):
silvestre, israel (nancy, 03–08–1621 - paris, 11–10–1691), engraver
other titles:
île saint-louis (dummy title), view of île de la cité (left) and île saint louis (right) (dummy title)
date of production: around 1652
dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 17th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - artwork:
height: 10. 8cm
width: 21. 1cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 32. 5cm
width: 50cm
description:
1st state.;no. 5 / 12 of the views of paris suite
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - on the front, under the engraving, printed in black ink: "far from the disastrous fort, from the famous city, / whose love in ten years, razed the foundations: / ceste isle in less time, ceases to be useless, / and shows the beautiful plan of a hundred large buildings. Letter - on the front, on the engraving, bottom right, printed in black ink: "5"
stamp - on the front, bottom, center, in pink ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c)
stamp - on the front of the sheet, on the engraving, at the bottom center, stamp in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). Inventory number - on the front, bottom right, in ink: "rg: 222"
inscription - on the front of the montage, at the bottom, in ink: "series 48 n°5 (1st state)", "f110 (2)", "lebl: 243". Iconographic description:
urban landscape. Point of île saint-louis and île louviers, the facades of the hôtel de bretonvilliers, the wooden bridge of la tournelle, the apse of notre-dame, the hôtel-dieu and the archbishopric with its tower. Themes / subjects / places represented:
architecture view
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 222. Date: circa 1652.
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