Drawer and engraver with etching and chisel, Israel Silvestre is one of the great engravers of the 17th century in France. After his arrival in Paris in 1655, he made, at the request of Louis XIV, sets of engraved plates, intended to enrich the King's Cabinet and whose chalcographie of the Louvre is ...
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Drawer and engraver with etching and chisel, Israel Silvestre is one of the great engravers of the 17th century in France. After his arrival in Paris in 1655, he made, at the request of Louis XIV, sets of engraved plates, intended to enrich the King's Cabinet and whose chalcographie of the Louvre is heiress: Head and ring races, Le Carrousel, Les Plaisirs de l'île Enchantée as well as numerous plans and elevations of royal residences (Versailles, Fontainebleau, Monceaux...) and views and city profiles.
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