ILLUMINATED VUE d'OPTIQUE: LANDSCAPE VIEW OF PEOPLE IN FRONT OF A BUILDING

Verlag: Unknown Publisher, Antwerp (?), 1835

Beschreibung

Hand-colored illuminated vue d'optique. 6 3/4 inches by 8 3/4 inches. Prior to the invention of photography perspective views, called "vues d'optiques" by the French, were a specialized approach to engraving that exhibited a heightened perspective to approximate a 3-dimensional effect. Those precursors to photographic stereoviews frequently were hand-colored. Most of them were designed to be viewed via mirrors in a device like a zograscope. Less common were translucent prints that had to be backlit (for example in a "peep-show" box) to be seen as perspective views. Such "illuminated vues d'optiques" are now much more scarce. The illuminated view offered here undergoes a significant transformation when backlit: an outdoor scene becomes the interior of a massive building. It is in excellent condition: clean and bright, with a reasonably good perspective effect. Size: 6 3/4 inches by 8 3/4 Inches. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers W2212

Bibliografische Details

Titel: ILLUMINATED VUE d'OPTIQUE: LANDSCAPE VIEW OF...

Verlag: Unknown Publisher, Antwerp (?)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1835

Einband: Single Sheet

Zustand: Fine

Auflage: First Edition.

Art des Buches: Fine Art Print