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Set of six ‘Vues d’Optique’, colour engravings, 18th–19th ce…
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46
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Set of six ‘Vues d’Optique’, colour engravings, 18th–19th ce…
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
Set of six ‘Vues d’Optique’, colour engravings, 18th–19th centuries, comprising:
- The town of Opido – as it was damaged but not entirely destroyed by the terrible earthquake on 5 February 1783 [...], 30 x 40 cm.
- Perspective view of the shipwreck of Austrian prisoners whilst crossing the Baltic Sea en route to Magdeburg, plate no. 34, 29 x 42 cm.
- Execution of criminals condemned by the Inquisition, 27 x 43 cm.
- View of the city of Reggio di Messina and its surroundings, destroyed by the terrible earthquake that struck on 5 February 1783, 28 x 40 cm.
- View of Alexandria, a city in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea, 27 x 42 cm.
- View of the Beaucaire Fair, showing part of the town of Tarascon, 30 x 42 cm.
(Tears, foxing).
*The dimensions of the pictorial pieces have been adjusted for mounting purposes and do not in any way represent the actual size of the piece.
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