I Optical Antique Prints-BEURS BRIDGE-KORTEHAVEN-SCHIEDAM-Probst-ca. 1770

Handcoloured etching/engraving on  laid (verge) paper. paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 46.2 x 33.2 cm. The image size is ca. 41.9 x 30.8 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 18.2 x 13.1 inch. The image size is ca. 16.5 x 12.1 inch.

I Antique prints, titled: ‘Gesicht van de Korte haven na de Beurs Brugge tot Schiedam.’ – This print shows a view of canal of the Kortehaven and the Beurs bridge in Schiedam. 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 by Georg Balthasar Probst.Artists and Engravers: Georg Balthasar Probst (1732 – 1801) was a German artist, engraver and publisher in Augsburg, a major European publishing center in the 17th and 18th centuries. He produced architectural views of places around the world, including vues d’optique, which were published in various places during the last half of the 18th century, including Paris, Augsburg and London.

Condition: Very good, given age. Sheet a little warped (from moisture). Small stains in the lower and right margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: I OPTICAL ANTIQUE PRINTS-BEURS BRIDGE-KORTEHAVEN-SCHIEDAM-PROBST

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