Antique Maritime Optical Print-SEA BATTLE-FRENCH NAVY-Mondhare-1775

Beschreibung

Plate : 'Temps Calme. - A Paris chez Mondhare rue S. Jacques a l'Hotel Saumur.' Etching and engraving on a thick verge type paper. Description: This is an optical print, also called 'vue optique' or 'vue d'optique', which were made to be viewed through a Zograscope, or other devices of convex lens and mirrors, all of which produced an optical illusion of depth.Artists and Engravers: Published by Louis-Joseph Mondhare, who was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established from around 1759 to 1792 in 'Rue S. Jacques a l'Hotel de Saumur'' in Paris. He was a prolific publisher of 'vues d'optique', issuing some 160 prints in this genre. Condition: Good; general age related toning and light staining. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: TPCLA-P2-07 TPC The overall size is ca. 18.1 x 12.8 inch. The image size is ca. 14.2 x 9.6 inch. The overall size is ca. 46 x 32.5 cm. The image size is ca. 36 x 24.5 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 27818

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