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View of the Abbey Church of Saint-Victor in Paris, Ander Prosp. der Abten Kirche zu St. Victor in der Vorstatt dieses Nahmens, print, album page, View of the Abbey Church of Saint-Victor in Paris. Ruins in the foreground. 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 335 mm x width 281 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), Abbaye Saint-Victor, A pale sky with layered bands of blue, yellow, and pink washes and scattered soft purple-tinted clouds fills the upper area, with faint ornamental script visible across a mid-upper blue oval; below, a large stone church with pointed spires, tall arched windows, buttresses, and a steep roof stands amid smaller buildings with pitched roofs, brick walls, and archways; stone ruins, low walls, and a pathway occupy the foreground where tiny human figures stand or sit; trees with green foliage frame both sides, and a tall tree with textured bark rises at the right edge.

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View Abbey Church Saint-Victor Paris Ander Prosp der Abten Kirche zu St Victor der Vorstatt dieses Nahmens print album page Ruins foreground 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 335 mm x width 281 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 Abbaye Saint-Victor pale sky layered bands pink washes scattered soft purple-tinted clouds fills upper area faint ornamental script visible across mid-upper blue oval large stone church pointed spires tall arched windows buttresses steep roof stands smaller buildings pitched roofs brick walls archways stone ruins low walls pathway occupy tiny human figures stand sit trees green foliage frame sides tall tree textured bark rises right edge