Plantegning over Château de Versailles (Plan de la Maison Royale de Versailles)
Israël Silvestre
1674
Medium
Radering
Classification
Radering
Department
Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling
Museum
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Credit
SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst
Accession Number
KKSgb45780
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
RaderingGrafik
About the Artist
Israël Silvestre · 1621–1691
Israël Silvestre (1621–1691) was one of the most accomplished and prolific topographical etchers of seventeenth-century France, a draughtsman whose meticulous views of European cities, royal châteaux, and ancient ruins served simultaneously as artistic documents and instruments of royal prestige. Born on 13 August 1621 in Nancy, Lorraine, Silvestre was orphaned at an early age and taken in by his ...