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: 9. 6cm
width: 19. 2cm
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: "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. Stamp - on the front, bottom right, in pink ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c)
inventory number - on the back, bottom right, in pencil: "g 22544"
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. 22544. Date: before 1655.
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