[France] Mr. Thiverny Oeconome de Bicestre.
Mareuil fecit. [n.d. c.1700] Etching, rare. Plate 114 x 83mm. 4½ x 3". Scarce. De Mareuil engraving, Bicetre, in the 17th century Louis XIII built a hospital for for invalid soldiers, on the ruins of this fortress which was a hospital, lunatic asylum and a Parisian jail. "Oeconome" suggest that Mr.Thiverny must have been the finance officer of that institution.
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