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LOT 228:
Optical Views Etching c. 43 x 25 Lot of 8 'Vue Optique' with the typical vivid coloring. Printed in Paris by ...
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Optical Views
Etching
c. 43 x 25
Lot of 8 'Vue Optique' with the typical vivid coloring. Printed in Paris by Jachez Chereau in the mid-18th century. views with the help of an artificial light source. These prints were cut out to be inserted into the magic lantern (laterna magica), which allowed the projection of the views with the help of an artificial light source.
The lot includes:
The city of Dresden, capital of Saxony: 43x17 cm
The castle of Mudon in France: 42.5x23.5 cm
Villa of the King of France near Paris: 43x21 cm
Vestiges of the temple of the city of Balbeche: 43x24 cm
The beautiful Ancient Pyramids of Egypt: 43x27.5 cm
View of the church of San Domenico in Cadiz: 43x25.5 cm
View of the city of Paris with the great bridge Royale where the Seine passes underneath: 43.5x19.5 cm
St. Peter's Square: 43x20.5 cm
The prints are cropped and the upper parts are missing. Coeval coloring. Fair condition with some lacks and defects in the upper, cut out parts.
