ARTIST: Friedrich Bernhard Werner
PUBLISHER: Published by Martin Engelbrecht, Augsburg.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1740.
EDITION SIZE: Sheet size 14 1/2 x 16 1/4" (368 x 413 mm).
DESCRIPTION: A rare and very decorative view of the city of Paris. In the upper right and left corners are numbered keys written in two languages, German and French, which correspond to forty seven locations within the view. The view is richly embellished, the title banner is held aloft by two putti, while five allegorical figures are portrayed in the foreground of the view. Minerva and a saint are on the left, while Prudence, Mercury and a soldier are on the right. In between them is the coat of arms of the city surmounted by the Royal Crown. The view is surrounded by a neatly engraved picture frame border. Below the image is a descriptions of the city in Latin and German. The view was drawn by Werner, engraved by Johannes Georg Pinz, with ornamentation by Thomas Scheffler.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Condition: Professionally re-margined in the upper and right with a portion of frame-border replaced in facsimile. Backed in tissue to repair several small tears, creases, and a hole in German legend at right. Trimmed close to neat line, but still ample room for framing. Attractive modern hand coloring.
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