Live auction - Lot 1096
[Europe - France]
2 optical engravings.
Augsburg, G. B. Probst, ca. 1780
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
Handcol., 32 x 41,5 cm (visible part); Latin, French, Italian and German captions.
Framed under passe-partout (not studied outside frame). Good condition.
Two beautiful vividly coloured views of gardens (in France ?). 1. Ambulatio fontanae ad dextram viridariis. L'allée des fontaines à droit du jardin de plaisance. Num. 66 in right upper corner. - 2. Cataracta viridariis, pone labyrinthae juxta vivarium. Cascade du jardin de plaisance, derriere de labyrinthe aupres le parc. Num. 68 in upper right corner.
Joined, framed under passe-partout : 1. Veüe et perspective de la Samaritaine de Paris. Paris, Basset, 18th c. Handcol. engraving, 29 x 41 cm (sl. brown.). - 2. Vue de la pompe à feu, prise du Gros Caillou. End 18th c. Handcol. engraving, 25 x 36 cm; engr. by J.-B.-Fr. Née de la Rochelle after J.-B. Lallemand. From the collection "Isle de France, Monumens de Paris, n° 59". (4 pcs)