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Prosp. des Schlosses de Madrid, View of Château de Madrid, print, album page, View of Château de Madrid. 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, 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 359 mm x width 281 mm, height 536 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 volumes. Frankfurt am Main: Caspar Merian, 1655-1661. The print was first published in volume 1: Topographia Galliae, 1655. The print is torn along the top edge of the image. The title has been pasted higher up. The image has been supplemented at the top with a painted sky., castle, Castle of Madrid, A large multi-story stone building with a steep blue-gray roof and many chimneys stands near the bottom of the image, flanked by small turrets and arched windows; a low wall and gate structures extend from its sides. Small groups of people in period dress walk and gather on a sandy foreground in front of the building. Trees and low vegetation appear at the edges of the scene, with distant rolling hills beyond. The sky above is broad and filled with layered pastel clouds in shades of pink, purple, blue, and yellow.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Prosp des Schlosses de Madrid View Château de Madrid print album page Print part album printmaker Matthäus Merian Ii Frankfurt am Main 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 359 mm x width 281 mm height 536 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 volumes Caspar Merian 1655-1661 was first published volume 1 torn top edge image title pasted higher up supplemented top painted sky castle Castle Madrid large multi-story stone building steep blue-gray roof chimneys stands near bottom flanked small turrets arched windows low wall gate structures extend sides Small groups people period dress walk gather sandy foreground front building Trees low vegetation edges distant rolling hills beyond sky broad filled layered pastel clouds shades purple yellow