The Hôtel de Soissons in Paris. Etching by I. Silvestre.
- Silvestre, Israël, 1621-1691.
- Date:
- [between 1600 and 1699]
- Reference:
- 38800i
- Part of:
- Buildings and places in Paris and in other places in France. 172 etchings by I. Silvestre and others, 16--.
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Description
Described as "the immense Hôtel de la Reine (1572-8; later the Hôtel de Soissons; destr.), whose surviving Doric column (h. 25 m) stood in the middle of the court ... its summit serving as an observatory for the Queen or as a memorial"--The dictionary of art, London 1996, vol. 5, p. 166. The column is visible in the right background
Publication/Creation
Paris : Israel ex. cum privil. Regis, [between 1600 and 1699]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 13.2 x 25.3 cm
Lettering
Veue de l'Hostel de Soissons bati par Catherine de Medicis, et conduit par Iean Bullant Architecte du Roy. Israel Silvestre fecit. Israel ex. cum. privil. Regis.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 38800i
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Album of prints: Buildings and places in Paris and in other places in France
Location Status Access Closed stores