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Prosp. dess Schlosses d'Escouan 5 Meijlen von Parijs, View of Château de Berny from the gardens, print, album page, View of Château Château de Berny from the gardens. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Matthäus Merian (II), Frankfurt am Main, after design by Matthäus Merian (II) (possibly), Paris, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1655, Matthäus Merian (II), Anna Beeck, printmaker, after design by, colorer (graphic design artist), Hessen, paper, engraving, etching, tearing, hand coloring, torn etching and engraving colored by hand in pink, green, blue and yellow, pasted on album page, around the scene a yellow frame with red border, height 365 mm x width 282 mm, height 536 mm x width 327 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 title is posted higher. The scene is supplemented at the top with a painted sky, castle, Château de Berny, A pastel sky with bands of blue, pink, and yellow and soft purple cloud shapes fills most of the image above a detailed stone chateau with mansard roofs, chimneys, and many windows. In front of the chateau are trimmed lawns, pathways, trees with green and yellow foliage, and a low brick wall with steps and balustrades. Small human figures in period clothing walk on the lawns and paths; some are near the wall and some near the building. A few smaller outbuildings and distant structures appear beyond the main chateau. The foreground shows a grassy area with a leaning tree and exposed roots.

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Prosp dess Schlosses d'Escouan 5 Meijlen von Parijs View Château de Berny gardens print album page Château Château de Berny Print part album printmaker Matthäus Merian Ii Frankfurt am Main design Paris colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1655 Hessen paper engraving etching tearing hand coloring torn etching engraving colored hand pink green blue yellow pasted scene yellow frame red border height 365 mm x width 282 mm height 536 mm x 327 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 image title posted higher supplemented top painted sky castle pastel sky bands soft purple cloud shapes fills detailed stone chateau mansard roofs chimneys windows front chateau trimmed lawns pathways trees yellow foliage low brick wall steps balustrades Small human figures period clothing walk lawns paths near wall building smaller outbuildings distant structures beyond main chateau foreground grassy area leaning tree exposed roots