Side-view of the Town of Metz (left)
Side-view of the Town of Metz (left)

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Side-view of the Town of Metz (left)

Israel Silvestre, French, 1621–1691
x1935-1618 a

Information

Title
Side-view of the Town of Metz (left)
Maker
Israel Silvestre
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 41.1 x 65.7 cm (16 3/16 x 25 7/8 in.) sheet: 56.9 x 84.4 cm (22 3/8 x 33 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1935-1618 a
Inscription
l.r. margin of plate: Profil de la Ville de Metz en Lorraine; below: Israel Silvestre delin. et sculp. 1667.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermarks: Building with tower; monogram TAD
Reference Numbers
Le Blanc 638; Faucheux 232, no. 28 I
Culture
European, French
Type
etchings, prints
Subject
landscapes (representations), towns, hills

Junius S. Morgan (1867–1932); bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1932

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