Description: Optical Print "VUE DE VITTORIA EN ESPAGNE" ("View of Vittoria in Spain") Sheet Size: 18.25 x 12.125 in. / 46.35 x 30.8 cm.Image Size: 15.875 x 10 in. / 40.32 x 25.4 cm. Original Engraving c. 1790. Hand Tinted. Laid paper with papermaker's mark (watermark). Publisher: Chez Basset, Rue St. Jacques, No. 64, Paris (The bottom of the sheet has been trimmed and there is no publication line, but other examples of this print show this publisher.) Condition: Sheet trimmed. Margins toned, lightly soiled, small tears, chips. Stain to image top left. The first full-size image has been edited with autocorrect, which gives a truer rendering of the details and brightness of this print. I've included a few full-size images; the third has a shadow, as do some of the partial images, for which I apologize. Optical prints (Vues d'Optiques), also known as perspective views, were popular between the mid-1700s and early 1800s. They were meant to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by use of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a lens and a mirror. The process originated in Paris and sought to show the most famouos city views, vistas and landscapes. Optical prints were the forerunners of the 3D images and stereoscopes of the 19th century.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Camden, Maine
End Time: 2024-10-17T19:46:18.000Z
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