Vue du Pont St. Landry, estant veu du coste de la porte St. Bernard a Paris. G.442, Vers 1657

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) date of production: 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: 22. 3cm width: 32. 6cm dimensions - museum master key: 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. " annotation - on the front on the engraving, top right, in ink: "23" stamp - on the front, bottom right, 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 442" 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. 442. Date: Vers 1657.