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View of the church and convent of the Order of Our Lady of Charity in Paris, Prosp. der Kirche des Religieux de la Mercy Beij dem Hoff de Guise, print, album page, View of the church and convent of the Order of Our Lady of Charity 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 326 mm x width 278 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 des religionux de la Mercy, A wide view shows a large ornate stone church with a triangular pediment, columns, statues in niches, a circular window, and a sloped roof with small golden finials and a cross at the peak; the church is flanked by smaller brick buildings with pitched roofs and chimneys emitting smoke and by a pair of tall brick towers connected by an arched gateway; the foreground has a sandy open square with small groups of people standing and sitting, and scattered greenery and low ruins; the sky above is filled with layered pastel clouds in pink, purple, blue, and cream tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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View church convent Order Our Lady Charity Paris Prosp der Kirche des Religieux de la Mercy Beij dem Hoff de Guise 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 326 mm x width 278 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 exterior Église religionux de la Mercy wide view large ornate stone church triangular pediment columns statues niches circular window sloped roof small golden finials cross peak flanked smaller brick buildings pitched roofs chimneys emitting smoke pair tall brick towers connected arched gateway foreground sandy open square small groups people standing sitting scattered greenery low ruins sky filled layered pastel clouds purple cream tones