Optical view of the city of Cádiz - 18th century engraving
€400.00
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Original engraving from the French school of the 18th century, hand-colored, with an optical view of the town of Cádiz.
Optical views were very fashionable in the 18th century. They are engravings, mainly on copper plates, made to be viewed through an optical box (with inversion of the text and the image), which consisted of an inclined mirror and a large lens, in order to see the prints.
Medium/Technique: Original copperplate engraving on laid paper, illuminated by hand at the time with watercolor.
Image dimensions: 22.5 x 37.5 cm.
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Original engraving from the French school of the 18th century, hand-colored, with an optical view of the town of Cádiz.
Optical views were very fashionable in the 18th century. They are engravings, mainly on copper plates, made to be viewed through an optical box (with inversion of the text and the image), which consisted of an inclined mirror and a large lens, in order to see the prints.
Medium/Technique: Original copperplate engraving on laid paper, illuminated by hand at the time with watercolor.
Image dimensions: 22.5 x 37.5 cm.