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Prosp. of the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs, View of the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris, print, album page, View of the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs 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 334 mm x width 285 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), Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs, A pale sky with layered bands of blue, pink, and yellow and stylized lavender clouds fills the upper portion of the image, above a stone church with twin spires and a central rose window flanked by arched windows, attached buildings with blue-gray roofs, rows of rectangular windows, and a decorative arched entrance. In front of the church a courtyard and pathways are bounded by low hedges and geometric garden beds, with small groups of people wearing long garments walking or standing. Trees with green foliage appear at the left and right edges, and additional classical buildings with mansard roofs and chimneys line the scene, all rendered in delicate washes of color and fine linework.

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Prosp Church Notre-Dame-des-Champs View Paris 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 334 mm x width 285 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 church exterior Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs pale sky layered bands stylized lavender clouds fills upper portion image stone church twin spires central rose window flanked arched windows attached buildings blue-gray roofs rows rectangular windows decorative arched entrance front courtyard pathways bounded low hedges geometric garden beds small groups people wearing long garments walking standing Trees green foliage left right edges additional classical buildings mansard roofs chimneys line rendered delicate washes color fine linework