Antique Print-MALIEBAAN-UTRECHT-Versteegs-Leizelt-ca. 1780

‘prospect von Utrecht von den schonen hauss nach der Maillien baan (?)”

Etching / engraving, hand coloured. on handlaid paper.
Sheet size: 50 x 39 cm. (19,7 x 15,4 inch). Image size: 43 x 32 cm. (16,9 x 12,6 inch).

This attractive print was published in Augsburg, Germany, around 1780. 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.

Made by ‘Balthasar Frederic Leizelt’ after ‘J. Versteegs’. Frederic Leizelt, active (1750-1800), was a German artist and copperplate engraver working from Augsburg.

Condition: Good, given age. Brownish. Folds left and right. Brown spots in the margin. Creases. In upper margin piece of paper been restored. Some wormholes. In right margin holes in paper backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: MALIEBAAN-UTRECHT-NETHERLANDS-BEAUTIFUL HOUSES-BOATS-CANAL

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