473299 La Porte Saint Bernard, Paris (litho) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Triumphal Arch Entrance, originally built in 1606 by Henri IV and later enlarged in 1674 by the architect Fran癟ois Blondel (1618-86); inscriptions refer to King Louis XIV; Triumphal arch commissioned by the Prevost (Provost) of Paris to thank the Sun King for having removed taxes on merchandise arriving at this entry to the city;bas-relief was carved by Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635-1700) and depicts Louis XIV as the helmsman of the Ship of Paris (la nef Parisienne) accompanied by nereids and tritons; monument destroyed in 1787;); French, out of copyright.