Caption

View of the facade of Palais du Luxembourg, Prosp. dess Pallasts de Duc d'Orleans Wie solcher gegen der gasen an zhen, print, album page, View of the facade of Palais du Luxembourg. In the foreground some figures. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Matthäus Merian (II), Frankfurt am Main, after print by Israël Silvestre, Paris, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1655, Matthäus Merian (II), Israël Silvestre, Anna Beeck, printmaker, after print by, 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 343 mm x width 281 mm, height 536 mm x width 315 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., palace, Palais du Luxembourg, A wide architectural drawing shows a classical palace facade with a central domed pavilion flanked by symmetrical multi-story wings, each wing featuring rows of windows with shutters, detailed stonework, and steep blue-gray roofs with chimneys; the foreground is a sandy plaza with small figures walking, leading animals, and a few mounted riders, all rendered in muted colors; above the buildings the sky displays layered watercolor clouds in pale blues, pinks, and lavender with soft horizontal streaks.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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View facade Palais du Luxembourg Prosp dess Pallasts de Duc d'Orleans Wie solcher gegen der gasen zhen print album page foreground figures Print part album printmaker Matthäus Merian Ii Frankfurt am Main Israël Silvestre Paris 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 343 mm x width 281 mm height 536 mm x 315 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 palace wide architectural drawing classical palace facade central domed pavilion flanked symmetrical multi-story wings wing featuring rows windows shutters detailed stonework steep blue-gray roofs chimneys sandy plaza small figures walking leading animals mounted riders rendered muted colors buildings sky displays layered watercolor clouds pale blues pinks lavender soft horizontal streaks