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Prosp. dess Pallasts de Chevreuse wie solcher von aussen an zusehen, View of Hôtel de Bretonvilliers in Paris, print, album page, View of Hôtel de Bretonvilliers in Paris. On the left the river Seine and in the background Notre-Dame. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Matthäus Merian (II), Frankfurt am Main, Paris, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1655, colorer (graphic design artist), Hessen, paper, engraving, etching, hand coloring, tears, torn etching and engraving hand-colored in pink, green, blue, and yellow, pasted onto album page, a yellow frame with a red border around the image, height 333 mm x width 281 mm, height 536 mm x width 318 mm, Print originally produced as a book illustration for: Zeiller, Martin. Topographia Galliae, oder Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten und bekantisten Oerter in dem mächtigen und grossen Königreich Frankreich, 13 vols. Frankfurt am Main: Caspar Merian, 1655-1661. The print was first published in part 1: Topographia Galliae, 1655. The print is torn off along the top edge of the image. The scene is supplemented at the top with a painted sky., hôtel, ie small palace in city, Hôtel de Bretonvilliers, A wide view shows a large classical building with ornate façades, mansard roofs, chimneys, and rows of windows beside a formal garden with geometric beds and a central fountain. A riverside promenade with people walking and riding horses runs alongside the building, with small boats moored along the water. A stone bridge with multiple arches spans the river, connecting to a distant town of clustered buildings and church spires. The sky occupies the upper half of the image, painted in soft gradients of blue, pink, and cream with layered, billowing clouds. The scene is framed by a pale border.

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Prosp dess Pallasts de Chevreuse wie solcher von aussen zusehen View Hôtel de Bretonvilliers Paris print album page left river Seine background Notre-Dame Print part album printmaker Matthäus Merian Ii Frankfurt am Main colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1655 Hessen paper engraving etching hand coloring tears torn etching engraving hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted yellow frame red border image height 333 mm x width 281 mm height 536 mm x 318 mm Print originally produced book illustration Zeiller Martin Topographia Galliae oder Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten und bekanti dem mächtigen und grossen Königreich Frankreich 13 vols Caspar Merian 1655-1661 was first published part 1 torn off top edge scene supplemented top painted sky hôtel ie small palace city wide view large classical building ornate façades mansard roofs chimneys rows windows beside formal garden geometric beds central fountain riverside promenade people walking riding horses runs alongside building small boats moored water stone bridge multiple arches spans river connecting distant town clustered buildings church spires sky occupies upper half painted soft gradients cream layered billowing clouds framed pale border