Le Chasteau de la Bastille de Paris, hors la Porte Sainct Antoine. G.285, between 1650 and 1660

Author(s): silvestre, israel (nancy, 03–08–1621 - paris, 11–10–1691), engraver henriet, israel (nancy, 1590 - paris, 1661), publisher other title: the château de la bastille, outside the porte saint-antoine. (dummy title) date of production: between 1650 and 1660 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: 11. 8cm width: 18. 3cm 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: "le chasteau de la bastille de paris, hors la porte sainct antoine. " letter - on the front, bottom right, printed in black ink: "israel ex". Stamp - on the front, bottom right, in purple ink: "ville / de / paris" stamp - on the front of the sheet, on the engraving, at the bottom center, stamp in black ink: "carnavalet" (cf. Lugt suppl. 432d). Stamp - on the front, bottom right, in pink ink: "legs amedee berger / ville / de / paris / 1881" inventory number - on the front, lower left, in ink: "r. G: 285" annotation - on the front, on the montage, in ink: "série 51 n°12", "f 82 (3)", "lebl: 276" iconographic description: urban landscape. Civil architecture. Bastille castle. Porte saint-antoine in the background. Two men in the foreground. Themes / subjects / places represented: architecture view mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: berger, amédée date of acquisition: 1881 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 285. Date: between 1650 and 1660.