Israël Silvestre (1619-1679)

Draftsman and engraver Lorrain. He was appointed as the king's ordinary draughtsman (1663). At his request, he produced sets of engraved plates, intended to enrich the King's Cabinet and whose chalcography of the Louvre is heiress: Head and ring races, The Carrousel, Les Plaisirs de l'île Enchantée with numerous plans and elevations of the royal residences (Versailles, Fontainebleau, Monceaux...) and views and city profiles.