François de POILLY II (1666 - 1741) after François CLERIC (18th century French school) "View of part of the town of Lion Designated in the house of the Chanoines réguliers de Saint Antoine" Dedicated to Monseigneur François de Neuveille Duc de Villeroy... Copper engraving by Poilly, executed around 1720 Beautiful and very rare proof on laid paper, printed on four leaves, published in Paris by de Poilly rue Saint Jacques, and in Lyon by Froment rue Mercière H. 76 cm - W. 198 cm (the sheet) and H. 65 cm - W. 190 cm (the composition) ANC The print is irregularly yellowed, especially in the central part; there is also some wetness in the lower margin. Modern frame "Around 1720, [Poilly] engraved after F. Cléric [...] one of the best topographical figures we possess..." (Audin and Vial). This rare panoramic view provides valuable evidence of Lyon's urban landscape at the beginning of the XVIIIᵉ century. Bibliographical sources: Audin and Vial, Dictionnaire des artistes lyonnais, 1919. Dictionnaire des éditeurs d'estampes sous l'Ancien Régime, Paris, 1987.