Val-de-Grace Abbey, Paris - Original 18th Century Optical View - Daumont
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Original 18th century optical view of the royal monastery of Val-de-Grâce in Paris seen from the gardens, hand-colored in its day. The printed caption reads Vüe Perspective du Monasterre Royal du Val de Grace du côté du Jardins, with the publisher's address à Paris chez Daumont, rue St Martin.
Original 18th century optical view of the royal monastery of Val-de-Grâce in Paris seen from the gardens, hand-colored in its day. The printed caption reads Vüe Perspective du Monasterre Royal du Val de Grace du côté du Jardins, with the publisher's address à Paris chez Daumont, rue St Martin.
Along the upper edge it carries the lettering LE VAL DE GRACE printed in reverse, to be read reflected in the mirror of the optical box or zograscope through which these prints were viewed. The monastery was raised at the wish of Anne of Austria in thanks for the birth of Louis XIV, with work by François Mansart, Jacques Lemercier and Pierre Le Muet.
Medium: Copper engraving with period hand coloring (optical view).
Source: Published in Paris by Daumont, rue Saint-Martin.
Date: About 1770.
Dimensions: Image 8.9 x 15.4 in (22.5 x 39 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Presented in a mat.
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Original 18th century optical view of the royal monastery of Val-de-Grâce in Paris seen from the gardens, hand-colored in its day. The printed caption reads Vüe Perspective du Monasterre Royal du Val de Grace du côté du Jardins, with the publisher's address à Paris chez Daumont, rue St Martin.