Vue d'optics, late 18th century
A collection of Vue d'optics
with cut out windows intended to be lit from behind of views including: The broken bridge, Rome; The Palace Monte Carlo, Rome; Building for the horses of the Guard, London; Christ Church, London; The Palace of the Archbishop of Canterbury, London; Somerset House, London; The Monument erected in the memory of the Great Fire of London in 1666; Hall of Commerce, London; Westminster Bridge, London; The Great Square, Boston; The Harbour, Boston; Landing of the English Troops, New York; Church of the Barefoot, Augsburg; Minorca with the fortress of St Philippe; The Church of the Holy Trinity, Pavia; and Town in the East Indies, titles inscribed on the reverse
engravings, handcoloured with watercolour and gouache on paper
unframed
S. 11¾ x 15¾in. (300 x 400mm.) (16)
Vue d'optics, late 18th century
A collection of Vue d'optics
with cut out windows intended to be lit from behind of views including: The broken bridge, Rome; The Palace Monte Carlo, Rome; Building for the horses of the Guard, London; Christ Church, London; The Palace of the Archbishop of Canterbury, London; Somerset House, London; The Monument erected in the memory of the Great Fire of London in 1666; Hall of Commerce, London; Westminster Bridge, London; The Great Square, Boston; The Harbour, Boston; Landing of the English Troops, New York; Church of the Barefoot, Augsburg; Minorca with the fortress of St Philippe; The Church of the Holy Trinity, Pavia; and Town in the East Indies, titles inscribed on the reverse
engravings, handcoloured with watercolour and gouache on paper
unframed
S. 11¾ x 15¾in. (300 x 400mm.) (16)
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