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View of 21 rue Valette at the remains of the old college, Street views of Paris, Le vieux Paris s'en va, print, printmaker: Henri Manesse (signed by artist), France, after design by Henri Manesse, 1906 - 1911, Henri Manesse, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 274 mm x width 206 mm, This is the eleventh series of a print series that consists of at least eleven series., urban housing, street, Paris, Rue Valette, A narrow cobblestone alley framed by tall, closely spaced buildings with textured stone and plaster facades fills the scene, showing a mix of windows, small balconies, and arched openings; a solitary cloaked figure stands near the alley's center, silhouetted against the lighter wall beyond. The left side features a recessed, darker passage and rough wooden structural elements, while the right side is dominated by a high stone wall with visible masonry lines. In the background a taller building rises with irregular rooflines, chimneys, and small dormer windows, its surfaces marked by crosshatch shading and subtle weathered details. The sky above is lightly sketched with horizontal strokes and faint clouds, and the foreground cobbles lead the eye deeper into the narrow urban space.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B18_272

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Keywords

View 21 rue Valette remains old college Street views Paris Le vieux Paris s'en va print printmaker Henri Manesse signed artist France design 1906 - 1911 paper etching engraving drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 274 mm x width 206 mm eleventh series print series consists eleven series urban housing street Rue Valette narrow cobblestone alley framed tall closely spaced buildings textured stone plaster facades fills scene showing mix windows small balconies arched openings solitary cloaked figure stands near alley's center silhouetted lighter wall beyond left side features recessed darker passage rough wooden structural elements right side dominated high stone wall visible masonry lines background taller building rises irregular rooflines chimneys small dormer windows surfaces marked crosshatch shading subtle weathered details sky lightly sketched horizontal strokes faint clouds foreground cobbles lead eye deeper narrow urban space