Caption

View of Mont Saint-Michel, Mont St. Michel, print, album page, This print is part of an album., after drawing by Jan Peeters (I), publisher: Caspar Merian, Frankfurt am Main, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1657, printmaker, colorer (graphic design artist), Hessen, paper, engraving, etching, hand coloring, etching and engraving, hand-colored, cut within the plate edge and pasted in a hand-colored frame, title cut out of the image and glued above it, sky and clouds hand-painted around it, height 314 mm x width 292 mm, height 532 mm x width 318 mm, A tall rocky island rises from a choppy sea, topped by a large fortified castle with multiple towers and spires in reddish and brown tones, surrounded at the base by small clustered buildings with red roofs and low defensive walls; sailing ships with billowed sails and small flags move in the waters nearby while a few figures stand on the shore, and the sky above shows layered bands of pale blue and pink with soft clouds and rays of light extending toward the island.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_372

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52.3Mb (10.7Mb) / 13.5in x 15.1in / 4044 x 4516 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Mont Saint-Michel Mont St Michel print album page part album drawing Jan Peeters I publisher Caspar Merian Frankfurt am Main colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1657 printmaker Hessen paper engraving etching hand coloring hand-colored cut within plate edge pasted hand-colored frame title cut image glued sky clouds hand-painted height 314 mm x width 292 mm height 532 mm x 318 mm tall rocky island rises choppy sea topped large fortified castle multiple towers spires reddish brown tones surrounded base small clustered buildings red roofs low defensive walls sailing ships billowed sails small flags move waters nearby figures stand shore layered bands pale blue pink soft clouds rays light extending island