Caption

Chasteau-Dun, View of Châteaudun, print, album page, This print is part of an album., 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, surrounding sky and clouds hand-painted, height 178 mm x width 318 mm, height 532 mm x width 320 mm, A wide panoramic scene framed by a yellow border shows a historic town with clustered buildings and multiple tall church spires rising above red-roofed houses, set against a sky of pale blue and soft pink layered clouds; a fortified wall runs along parts of the settlement, and several larger stone buildings with ornate roofs and towers stand near the center; rolling hills and grassy areas appear in the foreground with a few small groups of people walking on paths, and a stand of leafy trees is visible at the left edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_378

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Rights managed

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38.5Mb (10.0Mb) / 15.5in x 9.7in / 4636 x 2906 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chasteau-Dun View Châteaudun print album page part album 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 surrounding sky clouds hand-painted height 178 mm x width 318 mm height 532 mm x 320 mm wide panoramic scene framed yellow border historic town clustered buildings multiple tall church spires rising red-roofed houses set sky pale blue soft pink layered clouds fortified wall runs parts settlement several larger stone buildings ornate roofs towers stand near center rolling hills grassy areas foreground small groups people walking paths leafy trees visible left edge