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Prosp. des Schlosses de Verneuil gegen dem Garten, View of Château de Verneuil from the gardens, print, album page, View of Château de Verneuil. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Matthäus Merian (II), Frankfurt am Main, after print by Israël Silvestre (possibly), colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1655, Israël Silvestre, after print by, colorer (graphic design artist), Hessen, paper, engraving, etching, tearing, hand coloring, 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 376 mm x width 284 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 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, French or architectural garden, formal garden, Château de Verneuil, A large classical palace with a central entrance flanked by symmetrical wings and domed roof structures stands in the lower portion of the image, rendered in pale stone tones with blue-gray roofs and decorative architectural details. In front of the palace a formal garden features geometric beds, low hedges, and stylized green plant patterns, with a central pathway leading to a fountain that sends a vertical spray of water into a circular basin. Small human figures in period dress walk or stand along the paths and near the building, some accompanied by dogs. Trees and clipped hedges border the garden and extend into the distant landscape at the sides. Above the scene

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Prosp des Schlosses de Verneuil gegen dem Garten View Château de Verneuil gardens print album page Print part album printmaker Matthäus Merian Ii Frankfurt am Main Israël Silvestre colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1655 Hessen paper engraving etching tearing hand coloring torn etching engraving hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted scene yellow frame red border height 376 mm x width 284 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 vols Caspar Merian 1655-1661 was first published part 1 torn off top edge image title posted higher supplemented top painted sky castle French architectural garden formal garden large classical palace central entrance flanked symmetrical wings domed roof structures stands lower portion rendered pale stone tones blue-gray roofs decorative architectural details front palace formal garden features geometric beds low hedges stylized green plant patterns central pathway leading fountain sends vertical spray water circular basin Small human figures period dress walk stand paths near building accompanied dogs Trees clipped hedges border garden extend distant landscape sides scene