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Offered is a hand-colored Vue D’optique engraving. This was a popular form of entertainment in Europe in the 18th century …
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Offered is a hand-colored Vue D’optique engraving. This was a popular form of entertainment in Europe in the 18th century where-in the prints were to be viewed with an “optical machine” - a lens used to magnify and create three dimensional depth.
The print captures a view of Westminster Palace prior to the fire of 1834 which transformed it into the Houses of Parliament as they exist today.
Sight 10 ½ by 17 inches
Frame 18 ⅝ by 24 ⅝ inches
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- Dimensions
- 24.5ʺW × 1ʺD × 18.5ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Cityscape
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Mid 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Engraving
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Dove Gray
- Condition Notes
- The print is in acceptable condition with bold hand coloring. There is toning and creasing in the paper throughout. It … moreThe print is in acceptable condition with bold hand coloring. There is toning and creasing in the paper throughout. It is framed in an antique gold frame under a museum rag mat and protected with Conservation grade UV filtering glass. less
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