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Prosp. du Pont Neuf und de l'Isle du Palais wie solches Von der seiten des kleine Bourbon aus zijnehen, View of Pont Neuf and Île de la Cité in Paris, print, album page, View of Pont Neuf and Île de la Cité in Paris. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Matthäus Merian (II), Frankfurt am Main, after design by Matthäus Merian (II), Paris, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1655, Matthäus Merian (II), Anna Beeck, printmaker, colorer (graphic design artist), Hessen, paper, engraving, etching, hand coloring, tears, 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 351 mm x width 330 mm, height 536 mm x width 610 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 parts. Frankfurt am Main: Caspar Merian, 1655-1661. The print was first published in volume 1: Topographia Galliae, 1655. The print has been torn along the top edge of the image. The upper part has been pasted higher, so that the sky has become higher and the size of the image matches the other large-format images in the album. The image has been supplemented at the top with a painted sky., bridge, Pont Neuf (Paris), Île de la Cité, A wide painted cityscape showing a pale sky with soft horizontal bands of blue and pink clouds above a distant row of varied rooftops and spires, a long stone bridge with multiple arches crossing a river, and people and animals in the foreground; near the bridge a rider on horseback moves along a dirt path while another figure leads a horse, small groups of people stand and walk on grassy banks, and boats with seated figures sit beneath an arch; buildings with chimneys and towers line the far bank, smoke drifting upward, and archite

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Prosp du Pont Neuf und de l'Isle du Palais wie solches Von der seiten des kleine Bourbon aus zijnehen View Pont Neuf Île de la Cité Paris print album page Print part album printmaker Matthäus Merian Ii Frankfurt am Main design colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1655 Hessen paper engraving etching hand coloring tears torn etching engraving hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted surrounded yellow frame red border height 351 mm x width 330 mm height 536 mm x 610 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 parts Caspar Merian 1655-1661 was first published volume 1 torn top edge image upper part pasted higher sky higher size image matches large-format images supplemented top painted sky bridge wide painted cityscape showing pale sky soft horizontal bands pink clouds distant row varied rooftops spires long stone bridge multiple arches crossing river people animals foreground near rider horseback moves dirt path another figure leads horse small groups people stand walk grassy banks boats seated figures sit beneath arch buildings chimneys towers line far bank smoke drifting upward archite