Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Collection of vues d'optique.

Accession number
PML 76760
Published
France, ca. 1750-1800.
Credit line
Gift of Paul Mellon, 1979.
Notes
260 colored etched perspective views of various cities around the world, prominent cities and countries portrayed are France (75 prints), Rome (26 prints), Amsterdam (16 prints), Great Britain (14 prints), Netherlands (13 prints), Venice (12 prints), Germany (12 prints), Spain (12 prints), St. Petersburg (8 prints), China (7 prints), Vienna (7 prints) and various other cities.
Some prints published by Daumont, Basset, Huquier, Mondhare, Probst, and Beauvais.
Loose prints, originally in a wooden box, now housed in five clamshell boxes (some prints matted).
Description
260 prints : hand-colored etchings ; 42 cm + optical viewer (zograscope)
Provenance
From the collection of Paul Mellon.
Classification
Department