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Handcolored Copperplate Engraving Showing a Perspective View of a Chinese Temple

$439.94
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Antique print titled 'Vue d'un Temple Chinois'. View of a Chinese temple. 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. Published circa 1780.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.19 in (33.5 cm)Width: 18.9 in (48 cm)Depth: 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1780
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning. Shows some wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study images carefully.
  • Seller Location:
    Langweer, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BG-13295-11stDibs: LU3054331014162

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