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Vue Perspective du Covent Garden.
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: chez J. Chereau rue St. Jacques au defous de la Fontaine St. Severin aux 2 Colonnes No. 257
Publication place: Paris
Publication date: c.1760
Physical description: Engraved print with contemporary colour.
A perspective view of the Covent Garden Market, looking towards St Paul’s Church. Image reversed for viewing through a “Zograscope”. St Paul’s was designed by Inigo Jones and completed in 1633. When Lord Bedford commissioned the church, he asked Inigo Jones for a simple church “not much better than a barn”.
The architect replied “Then you shall have the handsomest barn in England”. These perspective views, or vues d’optique, were popular in Europe during the eighteenth century. They were viewed through lenses to give the illusion of a deeper perspective, enhanced by the deep vanishing point and bright colour of the original print.
Dimensions
Image: 252 by 430mm. (10 by 17 inches). Sheet: 350 by 505mm (13.75 by 20 inches)Stock number
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