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View of the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, Prosp. der Kirche St. Germain, print, album page, View of the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. 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, cracks, torn etching and engraving hand-colored in pink, green, blue and yellow, pasted on album page, around the scene a yellow frame with red border, height 330 mm x width 282 mm, height 534 mm x width 330 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., church (exterior), Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés, A wide pale sky with layered pastel clouds fills the top of the image, transitioning to a light horizon above a large stone church with a tall spire and pointed arched windows; the church facade features circular window details and steep blue-gray roofs, flanked by rows of brick buildings with pitched red roofs on one side and a lighter stone building beside a large leafy green tree on the other; small groups of people and a few horses occupy the open square in front of the church, where a stone well or fountain stands, and plumes of smoke rise from several chimneys among the surrounding buildings.

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View church Saint-Germain-des-Prés Paris Prosp der Kirche St Germain print album page Print part album printmaker Matthäus Merian Ii Frankfurt am Main colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1655 Hessen paper engraving etching hand coloring cracks torn etching engraving hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted scene yellow frame red border height 330 mm x width 282 mm height 534 mm x 330 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 exterior Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés wide pale sky layered pastel clouds fills top image transitioning light horizon large stone church tall spire pointed arched windows church facade features circular window details steep blue-gray roofs flanked rows brick buildings pitched red roofs side lighter stone building beside large leafy green tree small groups people horses occupy open square front stone well fountain stands plumes smoke rise several chimneys surrounding buildings