Cadiz from the Harbor - Hand-Colored Optical View - Chereau, 18th Century

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Original optical view of Cadiz from the sea, an 18th century line engraving with period hand coloring: the sea front … Read more Original optical view of Cadiz from the sea, an 18th century line engraving with period hand coloring: the sea front with its walls and bastions, the domes and the cathedral tower above the terraced houses and, in front, feluccas and ships at anchor.

At the foot is the French title, Vue Perspective de la Ville de Cadix, du côté du Port, and the address of the Paris publisher Jacques Chéreau, one of the great European suppliers of the genre. In the heading, the lettering VILLE DE CADIX appears reversed: these prints were viewed inside an optical box or zograscope, whose mirror righted the image.

Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper, with period hand coloring in watercolor.
Date: 18th century.
Source: French school. Published in Paris by Jacques Chéreau, rue St Jacques, au dessus de la Fontaine St Severin, aux 2 Colonnes.
Dimensions: Image 8.9 x 14.8 in (22.5 x 37.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with the period color intact. Narrow margins. Presented in a mat. See less