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View of the buildings of the Templar monastery and church in Paris, Prosp. der Kirche de la Cour du Temple, print, album page, View of the buildings of the Templar monastery and church in Paris. To the right, behind the trees, the Tour du Temple. 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 328 mm x width 284 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), abbey, monastery, convent, Roman Catholic church, Maison du Temple, A pastel sky with layered bands of blue and pink and fluffy lavender-tinged clouds fills the upper area, while below a cluster of medieval-style buildings with steep roofs, arched doorways, a prominent church facade, and a tall spire sit amid green trees and open grassy ground; small human figures and a person seated near the foreground, a cart near a tree, grazing horses, and a few distant towers and water are also visible.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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View buildings Templar monastery church Paris Prosp der Kirche de la Cour du Temple print album page right trees Tour du Temple 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 328 mm x width 284 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 abbey monastery convent Roman Catholic church Maison du Temple pastel sky layered bands fluffy lavender-tinged clouds fills upper area cluster medieval-style buildings steep roofs arched doorways prominent church facade tall spire sit green trees open grassy ground small human figures person seated near foreground cart near tree grazing horses distant towers water also visible