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SILVESTRE, Israel : Veue de l'Eglise de St. Jean, et du Pont de la Saone a Lyon/ Veue et Perspective de la Maison de ville de Lion, du coste du Jardin/ Veue du Bastion S. Jean de Pierre en size, et d'une partie de la ville de Lion

Three prints, 130 x 260 mm. each pasted onto a large sheet of paper, in good condition.

A series of three early engravings of the city of Lyon, France. 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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