Galerie Christian Collin

(17.. - 1...)

Vuë perspective à Londres de l'Admirauté, du nouveau Batiment pour les Gardes à Cheval, Whitehall

after Robbert SOYER (17.. - 17..)

Etching handcoloured

c. 1770

Impression on laid paper, from the Collection des Prospects, published in Augsbourg. 

Published in Augsburg in the 18th century, the Collection des Prospects is a series of watercoloured etchings depicting views of cities around the world. Called "vues d'optique" ("perspective views"), these images are intended to be projected with a lantern (or zograscope), which explains the inversion of the subject and title.

Sheet: 330 x 490 mm.

Plate: 305 x 395 mm. 

Condition: some wrinkles and scattered foxing.