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View of the Porte Saint-Denis triumphal arch in Paris, La Porte St Denis, print, album page, View of the Porte Saint-Denis triumphal arch in Paris. In the foreground various figures and a carriage. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Hugo Allard (I) (possibly), Northern Netherlands, after print by Nicolas Perelle, Paris, publisher: Carel Allard, Amsterdam, grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1673 - 1709, Nicolas Perelle, after print by, colorer (graphic design artist), paper, etching, hand coloring, tearing, torn etching hand-colored in pink, green, blue, and yellow, pasted onto album page, a yellow frame with a red border around the image, height 435 mm x width 271 mm, height 535 mm x width 319 mm, The print is torn along the top edge of the image. The top part has been pasted higher, so that the sky has become higher and the size of the image matches the other large-format images in the album., triumphal arch, Porte Saint-Denis, A large stone triumphal arch stands centered in a city street, flanked by multi-story buildings with windowed facades; the arch features sculpted relief panels and decorative vertical elements on its sides and an open central passage revealing a distant street with smaller buildings and many tiny figures. The sky above is pale with soft pastel bands and two pale, rounded cloud shapes. At street level there are numerous people in period clothing walking, standing, and interacting, along with horse-drawn carts, horses, and a few scattered wagons; some figures are clustered near the arch while others move along the sidewalks. Rooftops, chimneys, and distant architectural details are visible on either side of the arch, and the foreground shows patches of pavin

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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View Porte Saint-Denis triumphal arch Paris La Porte St Denis print album page foreground various figures carriage Print part album printmaker Hugo Allard I Northern Netherlands Nicolas Perelle publisher Carel Allard Amsterdam grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1673 - 1709 paper etching hand coloring tearing torn hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted yellow frame red border image height 435 mm x width 271 mm height 535 mm x 319 mm top edge top part pasted higher sky higher size image matches large-format images triumphal arch Porte Saint-Denis large stone triumphal arch stands centered city street flanked multi-story buildings windowed facades arch features sculpted relief panels decorative vertical elements sides open central passage revealing distant street smaller buildings tiny figures pale soft pastel bands two pale rounded cloud shapes street level numerous people period clothing walking standing interacting horse-drawn carts horses scattered wagons figures clustered near arch move sidewalks Rooftops chimneys distant architectural details visible side foreground patches pavin