Israel Silvestre
French author
Israel Silvestre, called the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was a prolific French draftsman, etcher and print dealer who specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings. Wikipedia
Born: August 13, 1621, Nancy, France
Died: October 11, 1691 (age 70 years), Paris, France
Period: Baroque
Children: Charles-François Silvestre, Louis de Silvestre, and Louis Silvestre
Grandchildren: Nicolas Charles de Silvestre and Marie-Maximilienne de Silvestre
Partner: Henriette Sélincart
Artworks
Vues de France et d'Italie (binder's title)
1691
View of the Capitoline Hill in Rome from the East
1691
A View in Italy
1691
Frontispiece: a man reaches toward a fallen column, a seated man beside him, trees and ruins beyond, from the series 'Views of Italy' (Vues d'Italie)
1645
View of the Fountain of the Innocents, Paris, with the Church of the Holy Innocents beyond
1691
View of Caprarola, from a series of fifteen views of Italy and France
1691