Reconstruit en pierre au Moyen Âge, ce pont est doté d'une tour dite au jacquemart surmontée d'une horloge et d'un clocher ainsi que d'une chapelle placée sous le vocable de Notre-Dame. Détruit par une inondation en 1651, il redeviendra un pont de bois jusqu'en 1837. Ce dessin est une étude préparatoire pour une eau-forte

Location:

musée du Louvre

About the author(s)

Author:

Israël Silvestre

Also known as:

Israel Silvestre

Israel Sylvestre

Israël Sylvestre

Born:

13th Aug, 1621

Dead:

11th Oct, 1691

Country:

France

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Israel Silvestre (13 August 1621 in Nancy – 11 October 1691 in Paris), 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. Orphaned at an early age, he was taken in by his uncle in Paris, Israel Henriet, an etcher and print-seller, and friend of Jacques Callot. Between 1630 and 1650 Silvestre travelled widely in France, Spain and Italy, which he visited three… Read more...