Val-de-Grâce, Paris - Hand-Colored Optical Engraving - Chereau, 18th C
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Original 18th-century optical engraving with period hand coloring, titled at the foot Vüe perspective du Monasterre Royal du Val de Grace du côté du Jardins: the church of the Val-de-Grâce with its great dome and the monastery, seen from the gardens, with religious and strollers among the parterres.
Original 18th-century optical engraving with period hand coloring, titled at the foot Vüe perspective du Monasterre Royal du Val de Grace du côté du Jardins: the church of the Val-de-Grâce with its great dome and the monastery, seen from the gardens, with religious and strollers among the parterres.
Optical views were made to be looked at through the zograscope, a device of lens and mirror that gave a sense of depth: hence the forced perspective, the bright color and the title repeated in reverse along the upper edge, just as it appears on this sheet. It was published by Jacques Chéreau in the rue Saint-Jacques, Paris, with the number 257.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Engraver / publisher: Published by Jacques Chéreau (1688-1776), Paris.
Date: 18th century.
Source: A Paris chez J. Chereau, rue St. Jacques, au dessus de la Fontaine St. Severin, aux 2 Colonnes, no. 257.
Dimensions: Image 8.9 x 15.4 in (22.5 x 39 cm).
Condition: Period coloring well preserved; toned paper, with damp staining in the right and lower margins, uneven edges and remains of old adhesive tape on the back.
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Original 18th-century optical engraving with period hand coloring, titled at the foot Vüe perspective du Monasterre Royal du Val de Grace du côté du Jardins: the church of the Val-de-Grâce with its great dome and the monastery, seen from the gardens, with religious and strollers among the parterres.