5278 - 5354 FINE ARTS - OPTICAL VIEWS and related prints and objects
= Very detailed diorama representing a performance of a Chinese opera with 10 participating actors. Probably made in Indonesia. Provenance: The actor E.P.C. van Vrijberghe de Coningh ("Cruys Voorberghe").
- Sl. foxed in lower margin.
- Finger- and dustsoiled in margins; laid down on stiff contemp. paper w. Dutch manuscript caption on verso.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCIX.
AND 3 others from the same series of Dresden: "Prospect von Dresden nach der Seite des Zwingers" (by G.F. RIEDEL), "Ansicht von Dresden nebst der Elbe Brucke gegen Mitternacht" (by the same) and "Prospect des Churfürstlichen Pallais im grossen Garten zu Dresden" (by NABHOLZ after ROLLWAGEN).
- All in similar condition.
- Sl. age-toned. Otherwise fine. = Sixt v. Kapff K380.
- Some (water)stains. = Sixt v. Kapff K389.
"Zweytes Luft Bassein des Irrgartens". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, numb. "64" above image, captions in Latin, French, Italian and German below image, ibid., idem, ±1760.
= Sixt v. Kapff K390.
- Margins finger- and dustsoiled; left margin frayed; laid down on contemp. stiff paper w. Dutch manuscript caption on verso.
AND 2 others of Genoa: a similar optical view engraved by WINCKLER, in similar condition: "Der Pallast Villemena zu Genua mit dem dabey befindliche sehr angenehmen Prospect" and "Veduta di Strada Nuova" (publ. by Remondini).
- Somewhat soiled in margins, waterstain in right margin. = Sixt von Kapff K 207.
"Prospect langst den Haven bey dem Abteij Thurn in Middelburg." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by F. LEIZELT, engr. captions in German and French below and above, Augsb., l'Academie Impériale, ±1770.
- Sl. yellowed; brown spot in centre.
- (Dust/ finger) soiled in margins; upper margin heavily frayed, just within the platemark.
= Lively winter scene with horsedrawn sledges.
AND 3 others similar of Göttingen by the same publisher and artist: "Der Medicinische Universitaets Garten zu Goettingen", "Prospect von der Pauliner Strasse u. Universitaets Kirche zu Göttinge" and "Prospect der Allee in Göttingen nebst der Schencke, die Stadt London genannt".
- All mounted on contemp. stiff paper and w. 18th century Dutch manuscript caption on verso; all w. similar defects as the first print.
- Mounted on stiff board, borders pasted over w. paper, partly over the address; sl. soiled.
= Sixt von Kapff K 220.
AND 6 other optical views, all with various defects, i.a. of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Leyden and Vlissingen.
- All prints margins dust- and fingersoiled; all edges sl. creased and frayed; all laid down on contemp. stiff paper w. Dutch manuscript caption on verso.; lower margins (and partly upper margins) cut to the plate mark.
= Rare complete series.
- Without caption; sl. foxed; remnants of tape on verso.
(View of the Trajan Forum with Trajan's Column and the church of Santa Maria di Loreto). Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, n.pl., n.publ., (±1750).
- Without caption; a few sm. stains; doubled.
(View of the Canal Grande with the Palazzo Labia and church of San Geremia). Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, n.pl., n.publ., (±1750).
- Without caption; a few sm. stains; vertical crease in the center; doubled.
- Sl. dustsoiled; captions cut off and mounted on verso.
= Very decorative and attractive handcolouring in this rare optical view.
- Finger- and dustsoiled margins (sm. waterstain in lower margin), image fine; lower margin cut to the platemark; laid down on contemp. stiff paper w. Dutch manuscript caption on verso.
AND 2 others from the same series, with similar defects: "Lust-Hoff und Prospect des Meeres zu Livorno" and "Lust-Hauss zu Livorno gegen das Meer gelegen, wo man die Schiffe und Galeeren von weitem her schon ankommen Sehen kan".
- With modern stamp "70" in lower text margin.
AND 1 other.
- Sl. soiled, sm. brown stains; laid down on contemp. stiff paper with Dutch manuscript caption on verso.
= Northumberland House (or Suffolk House) was demolished in ±1866. In its place Northumberland Avenue was constructed.
AND 3 others of London from the same series by B.F. LEIZELT, in similar condition, 2x clumsily handcol.: "Vuë de Londres sur du côte du Sud-est depuis la Tour jusqu au Pont de Londres", "Vuë de l'Hôtel du Lord Maire, qui comprentd la Façade, et le Côté Occidental de Londres" and "Vue du Pont de Westminster du Côte du Nord de Londres".
- Various defects; mostly image cut sl. short.
= I.a. views of the triumphal arch of St. Martin, The Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and the Berlin palace.
- Waterstain in lower left corner (outside the platemark); a few marginal tears. = Attractive view.
AND 9 other optical views, i.a. of Rome, London and "Vaisseau en feu dans le port de Messine" (by J. Heudelot, Huquier fils) and "un Vaisseau en feu dans le port de Brest" (Paris, Basset).
- Sl. frayed along margins; sm. tear in lower text margin; w. modern stamp "16" in lower blank left margin.
- All prints margins soiled; lower margin cut to the platemark; upper edge sl. frayed; mounted on contemp. stiff paper w. 18th cent. Dutch manuscript caption on verso.
= Rare complete set of 4 optical views of the city of Mahon, Menorca. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCIX.