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Prosp. des Schlosses de Villeroy, View of Château de Villeroy from the gardens, print, album page, View of Château de Villeroy from the gardens. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Matthäus Merian (II), Frankfurt am Main, after print by Israël Silvestre, 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 onto album page, surrounded by a yellow frame with a red border, height 380 mm x width 279 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 Villeroy, A wide view of a landscaped grounds with manicured lawns and geometric garden beds in the foreground, small groups of people walking and standing along paths, a few individuals tending the garden, a long low building with towers and steep blue-gray roofs set behind a fenced terrace, rows of trees and hedges around the estate, a tall dark tree at the right edge, distant low hills on the horizon, a sky filled with layered pale bands of color and large billowing clouds above the building.

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Prosp des Schlosses de Villeroy View Château de Villeroy 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 surrounded yellow frame red border height 380 mm x width 279 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 scene supplemented top painted sky castle French architectural garden formal garden wide view landscaped grounds manicured lawns geometric garden beds foreground small groups people walking standing paths individuals tending garden long low building towers steep blue-gray roofs set fenced terrace rows trees hedges estate tall dark tree right edge distant low hills horizon sky filled layered pale bands color large billowing clouds building