CHATEAU DE CHANTILLY FRANCE 1760ca RIGAUD UNUSUAL ANTIQUE OPTICAL VIEW

Description

Vue du Manege et des Ecurie de Chantilly apartenant a Mr. le Prince de Condé.
 

Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1760ca Jacques Rigaud's copper engraved so-called optical view of the stables of the Chateau de Chantilly, France, with the people on horseback and on foot in the foreground.
 
The Vues d'optique were specifically developed to provide the illusion of depth when viewed through a zograscope, also known as an "optical diagonal machine" or viewers with similar functions.

Date: 1760ca ( undated )

Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 44,3 x 25,6

Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains. Plate old original colored. Wide margins. Small holes. Small marginal tears. Small foxing and browning. Conditions are as you can see in the images.

 

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