5733 - 5857 FINE ARTS - OPTICAL VIEWS
- "Das Feuer" with vertical fold. Both some vague foxing/ (finger) soiling and handling creases.
= Although an incomplete series, still very rare.
- Waterst. in blank margins and lower left corner; fold in upper right corner.
AND 4 others similar, i.a. "Vuë Méridionale de la grande Place, dite la Carrière a Nancy" (Paris, Daumont, ±1770. Stained; 3 closed tears in upper margin; lower right corner restored).
- Slightly frayed/ creased in blank margins.
"A View of the Canal Chinese Building, Rotunde in Ranelagh, Gardens, with Masquarade. &c." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and captions in English and French below, without address, ±1770.
- Doubled; closed tear in right margin; blank margins sl. soiled.
AND 2 others: "Vue et Perspective du Parc de St. James, avec une partie de la Ville de Londres prise du Côté de Rosomonds" (Paris, J.F. Chéreau, ±1795. Trimmed w. loss of address) and "Prospectus Majoris deambulatorii horti Vauxhall ab Introitu" (Paris, Daumont, ±1770. Doubled; soiled in left blank margin).
- Vaguely waterst.; trifle foxed in blank margins.
= Sixt v. Kapff K 389, from the rare series of 8 Baroque garden views.
AND 4 others similar, i.a. "Decoration de Théatre representant les Jardins de Circe Magicienne femme de Minos" (Paris, Daumont, ±1770), "Fontaine de Bacus représentant l'Autonne, dans les Jardins de Versailles" and "Fontaine de Flore dans les Jardins de Versailles, representant le Printems" (both without address, ±1770).
- Slightly foxed in blank margins; a few closed marginal tears.
= Central engraving publ. by N. de Poilly, ±1680.
AND 4 others similar, i.a. "Vue general du chateau de Monseigneur le Duc de Richelieu en Poitou" (Paris, Paquet, ±1770. Yellowed; pinholes in (blank) corners).
- Slightly waterst., mostly in lower (blank) margin.
"Atrium Leonum in veteri Palatio Regum Maurorum Granatae. Cour des Lions dans le Palais ancien des Rois Maures à Grenade." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in Latin and French below, without address, ±1770.
- Waterst. in lower part; trimmed within the plate mark.
AND 1 other: "Vue général du Mont Serra en Espagne" (Paris, Mondhare, ±1770. Slightly soiled).
= Cat. Harlemia Illustrata 662 ("Dit is geen Haarlemse stadspoort die wordt afgebeeld maar het slot te Heemstede!") and 660. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
- Trimmed w. partial loss of captions/ address; vertical crease. = Sixt v. Kapff K 52.
AND 3 others similar, i.a. "Aussicht in Hamburg über den Iungfern Stieg auf die Alster gegen Nord-ost" and "Aussicht auf die Elbe von der Schiffer Boersse in Hamburg und nach Westen und auf Altona" (ibid., "au Negoce comun (...)", ±1770).
- A few sm. (worm)holes in left/ right blank margins and lower left part (1x).
- Trimmed to the plate mark; margins soiled/ stained; tear in lower margin; sm. hole in right upper corner.
ADDED: 6 others similar (all mediocre copies), i.a. "Vue du Palais du Prince de Liechtenstein à Vienne" (Paris, Basset, ±1790) and "Les Anciennes Gabelles de Cesar a Vienne" (ibid, Daumont, ±1700. A few tears in upper margin, affecting image; upper right corner restored).
- Trimmed to the borderline in upper, left and right margins; sl. foxed and dustsoiled. = Sixt v. Kapff K229.
"Gesigt van de Stads Waag te Leyden." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by G.G. WINCKLER after I. VAN HAASTERT, numb. "287" in upper right corner, ibid., idem, ±1750.
- Mounted on board. = Nice view down the river Rhine, with the Waag left. Sixt v. Kapff K228.
- Some vague foxing. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.
- Foxed and sl. soiled in blank margins.
AND 4 others similar, i.a. 2 views publ. by Remondini: "Prospectus Palatae Regiae mercatorum Londini" and "Prospectus monumenti erecti in memoriam funesti incendii anno MDCLXVI Londini" (Bassano, ±1780. Both waterstained in right half).
- Slightly soiled/ stained.
= Nice view with St. Paul's Cathedral and the Thames in the background. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIV.
- Some light creases in corners; otherwise fine.
"Vüe Perspective du Marché aux Fleurs a Londres." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, ibid., idem, ±1770.
- Contemp. manuscript caption in Dutch below; vertical crease in center; blank margins sl. soiled and w. a few (closed) tears.
- Four closed tears in margins (penetrating max 1 cm. into image).
ADDED 1 other: "Projet d'une Place à Petersbourg en Russie" (handcol. optical engr. view, w. perforations backed w. col. paper for candle-light viewing, w. engr. captions below image, ±1770. Six v. Kapff, K 283).