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Portrait of Israel Silvestre

(French, 1640–1707)
(French, 1619–1690)
about 1670-1690
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 44.6 x 32.6 cm (17 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Platemark: 35.1 x 24.7 cm (13 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession numberM26161
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Description
Israel Silvestre (1621-1691) was a draftsman and printmaker. He was appointed dessinateur et graveur du Roy in 1662 and drawing master to the Dauphin in 1673. He etched the view of Paris that appears at the bottom of this print.
ProvenanceHoratio Greenough Curtis, Boston (1844-1922)(from the Morgan sale 34); his gift to the MFA April 1, 1916