Description Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 24.5 x 15.2 cm (9.65 x 5.98 inch). Image size: 24.5 x 15.2 cm. (9.65 x 5.98 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Ghosting from previous matting. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG, PALAIS D’ORLEANS, ADAM PERELLE, NICOLAS LANGLOIS, PARIS VIEW, 17TH CENTURY ENGRAVING, FRENCH GARDEN, ARCHITECTURAL VIEW | PCO-C49-34 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Published in Paris by Nicolas I Langlois, rue Saint-Jacques, with royal privilege; c. 1660. Possibly part of a larger series of Parisian views. Reference: Musee Carnavalet, Paris, inv. G.22300; cf. Faucheux, Catalogue raisonne (series 117). Biography engraver: Adam Perelle (1638-1695) was a French engraver and draughtsman active in Paris. Son of Gabriel Perelle, he produced numerous topographical views of Paris, royal residences and French landscapes. His refined architectural perspectives were widely collected and disseminated in the 17th century.
