Vue de la Bastille de Paris, côté de l'ancienne porte Saint-Antoine, G.22547(2), before 1655

Author(s): silvestre, israel (nancy, 03–08–1621 - paris, 11–10–1691), engraver date of production: before 1655 dating in century: 17th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print dimensions - artwork: height: 13. 3cm width: 21. 5cm dimensions - old assembly: height: 21cm width: 29. 5cm dimensions - museum assembly: height: 32. 5cm width: 50cm description: 2nd state. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription - on the front, under the engraving, printed in black ink: "while the beautiful people along these walls, / show their credit in favor of the course / poor unfortunates relive their funerals / in the triple seiour of these obscure towers. " stamp - on the front, bottom right in pink ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c) inventory number - on the front and back, bottom right, in pencil: "g 22547" iconographic description: urban landscape. Bastille. Bridge. Banks of the seine. Characters. Boats. Themes / subjects / places represented: architecture view acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 22547. Date: before 1655.