"Project for a Triumphal Bridge to the Glory of the Republic" by Louis Germain was engraved in 1775.  Designed by Daubanton, this fantasy bridge was originally intended as a monument to the immortal glory of Louis XVI.  The title was changed in 1792, during the French Revolution when the monarchy fell and the first republic was established.  Certain parts of the plate were altered; the inscriptions on the front of the bridge and above the doors of the monument to the right of the picture are illegible, and probably praised the monarch.  The portrait on the tower in the middle of the picture was also altered to hide the face (of the monarch?) it once showed.

 The framing in the print suggests a contrast of old and new.  The bridge in the center of the print is new and enormous, and the framing of the old bridge makes it seem even more monumental.  The old, crumbling bridge is dark and rendered with deep shadows, while the new triumphal one is well lit and invites the viewer's gaze.