Caption

View of the amphitheater on the Place Dauphine in Paris, Amphiteatre de laplace Daufine, print, book illustration, printmaker: Jean Marot (I), 1662, paper, etching, height 182 mm x width 380 mm, Print used for: Tronçon, Jean. Entrée triumphante de leurs Majestez Louis, A wide courtyard enclosed on three sides by tall, uniform buildings with mansard roofs, dormer windows, and multiple chimneys emitting plumes of smoke, with rows of arched openings at the ground level and regularly spaced rectangular windows above; at the far end of the courtyard stands a tall, ornate obelisk-like monument with sculptural reliefs and a large arched gateway at its base, through which a statue is visible; in the circular central area a wooden barrier surrounds a performance or gathering space where many people are seated along the barrier and others stand or ride horses inside the enclosure, with small groups of figures conversing or gesturing on the paved area and additional riders and pedestrians outside the barrier near the entrances.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_194

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Keywords

View amphitheater Place Dauphine Paris Amphiteatre de laplace Daufine print book illustration printmaker Jean Marot I 1662 paper etching height 182 mm x width 380 mm Print Tronçon Jean Entrée triumphante de leurs Majestez Louis wide courtyard enclosed three sides tall uniform buildings mansard roofs dormer windows multiple chimneys emitting plumes smoke rows arched openings ground level regularly spaced rectangular windows far courtyard stands ornate obelisk- monument sculptural reliefs large arched gateway base statue visible circular central area wooden barrier surrounds performance gathering space people seated barrier stand ride horses inside enclosure small groups figures conversing gesturing paved area additional riders pedestrians outside barrier near entrances