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Vue d'optique - Vue du château royal de Compiègne
Chez Basset|Paris circa 1800|30.50 x 48.50 cm|une feuille
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⬨ 46148
Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the royal château of Compiègne.
Optical views, also called vues, perspectives, or "mondo nuovo," are engravings that were very popular between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a series of mirrors or by means of a Zygrascope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered the forerunners of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes, which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views appear to have emerged in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London, and finally in Germany, and focused on representing—in an idealized manner—the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
A handsome plate with fresh colors.
Optical views, also called vues, perspectives, or "mondo nuovo," are engravings that were very popular between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a series of mirrors or by means of a Zygrascope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered the forerunners of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes, which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views appear to have emerged in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris, then London, and finally in Germany, and focused on representing—in an idealized manner—the most famous panoramas and landscapes of East and West.
A handsome plate with fresh colors.
Réf : 46148|€150