Buy this book on-line SILVESTRE, Israel : Veue des Chasteaus de St. Germain en Laye/ Veue du Chateau de St. Germain en Laye/ Veue de l'entree du vieux Chasteau de Saint Germain en Laye
Three prints, 140 x 315 mm. each, the central image 120 x 195 mm., pasted onto a large sheet of paper, two small tears at the bottom just into the image of the first, otherwise in good condition.
A series of three early engravings of the Chateau of St. Germain en Laye near Paris, the central one is dated 1658. They are engraved by Israel Silvestre who was born in Nancy, France, in 1621. Under the tuition of his uncle he developed a remarkable talent as an engraver. In 1661 on the death of his uncle he became the sole heir. His output was prodigious although much of it relates to France and Italy, countries in which he travelled extensively. Provenance: Sotheby’s London 7 December 1993 lot 185, a five volume composite 'History of England' by David Hume 1806 with 1,644 plates! It had the bookplate of Richard Henry Alexander Bennet. The prints were collected by the noted Richard Bull (1721-1805) whose daughter was Elizabeth Bull of North Court Manor, Isle of Wight (1749-1809). She left her books to R. H. Alexander Bennet of Beckenham, Kent. The lines round the sheets are typical of Richard Bull, who had put the collection together. Benezit.
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