This is the rating and price for 2Pcs Original Hand-Colored Copper Engravings Vue D'Optique Prints C1761 Egyptian Ruins Academie Royale Rome

Description : Details: This lot includes the pair of prints shown in the corresponding image(s). These are two vue-d-optique prints published in London and Paris in the 18th century. These original hand-colored copper engravings are entitled Vue de l'Academie royale de peinture &c a Rome (Published according to Act of Parliament 1761, Wichnyther ed. Chereau) and Vue d'une ruine d'Egipte (A Pris chez Chereau, nd). The latter offers a fanciful representation of the ruins of ancient Egypt. Vue d'optique (French), vue perspective or perspective view refers to a genre of etching popular during the second half of the 18th century and into the 19th. 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. To inspect and acquire more detailed information about this lot, please attend our live preview before the auction. Condition / Notes: These prints are well preserved, with mild toning and occasional very light foxing. The larger piece measures approximately 19.5 x 13, the smaller 16.5 x 11. For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $9.50
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