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Optical view of the storming of Kolberg by the Russian army (Poland)
XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780

18th Century optical view in original watercolors of the storming of Kolberg by the Russian army (Poland)
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178018th Century
  • Date : circa 1780
  • Century : 18th Century
  • Period : Louis XVI
  • Technique : Strong water etching
  • Paper : Laid paper
  • Publisher : s.n.
  • Place of publication : Paris
  • Passepartout : 50.0 x 65.0 cm
  • Sheet : 20.0 x 40.0 cm
  • Plate : 20.0 x 40.0 cm
  • Inventory N° : FR-03756
350€
(Frame not included)
  • Certificate of authenticity
  • Passepartout included
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Original title

Prise de Colbert par l'Armée Russe aux ordres du général Roumazowz.

Description

XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time. Published in Paris circa 1780, depicting a view of the storming of Kolberg by the Russian army (Poland).

During the 18th Century, several renowned establishments in Paris, London (England), Augsburg (Germany) and Bassano (Italy) were specialized in the creation of these optical views. They could be viewed alone or through a zograscope, a wooden foot surmounted by a lens which enlarged the image and accentuated the perspective effect. They could also be placed in optical boxes, the spectator then looked inside the box through the lens. This distraction was greatly appreciated in the 18th Century in the salons of the bourgeoisie and the nobility as in the countryside thanks to the hawkers.

These etchings are nowadays exhibited in museums around the world and extremely appreciated by collectors and decorators for their historical interest and their high decorative value.

Museums & Archives

The Bibliothèque nationale de France owns a copy of this optical view in its collections. For more details on this print please consult the site : Prise de colbert par l'armée russe aux ordres du général roumazowz.

Condition report

  • This optical view is extracted from a series of several views mounted end to end. This roller was intended to be used in an boîte d’optique (optical box) fitted with a crank in order to scroll through the images. These views are devoid of margins, numbered (labels or traces of labels in the upper part) and most often include some vestiges of the mounting on the back (strips of paper or fabric glued).
  • Handwritten title on the reverse
  • Water stains on the right side

Kolberg

Kolberg is located on the Baltic Sea coast, at the mouth of the Parsęta. It was founded in the 9th century, but the first traces of human occupation date back to the 6th century. Kołobrzeg quickly became a large port on the Baltic Sea and prospered through the production of salt.

The Optical View

The Galerie Napoléon is pleased to propose to you this strong water etching printed 244 years ago (around 1780).

As for all the antique prints in our catalogue, this optical view Prise de Colbert par l'Armée Russe aux ordres du général Roumazowz. datant de 1780 is dispatched worldwide within 24H in a Secured packaging, accompanied by its certificate of authenticity guaranteeing the name of the artists (draughtsman, engraver, editor), the impression process used (Strong water) and its date (1780).

In order to guarantee a perfect conservation in time, this strong water etching is dispatched, ready to be framed, under museum quality color passepartout (manufactured without acid in the pulp for a neutral pH) on a cream mountboard made from carton bois (also acid free & neutral pH), in a luxurious portfolio.

History of the Optical views

At the apogee of the mode for optical views, between 1750 and 1790, four European cities specialized in their edition: Paris (France), London (England), Augsburg (Germany) and Bassano (Italy).

Optical views are prized in very different social circles : pleasant recreation in aristocratic salons, the views are admired in beautiful and richly decorated optical boxes which are real works of art. The show was transformed into a real scientific experiment. But the optical views also entertained the people who were in a hurry when a hawker set up a box on a market and began to narrate the extraordinary events that had taken place in a more or less distant and inaccessible country.

There are three categories in the production of optical views.

  • Topographic views: Cities, Monuments, Ports, Distant regions, reproduced with more or less accuracy, depending on the documents available to the engraver. It is obvious that the authors of these prints had not seen these territories. They therefore recomposed these landscapes by compiling various engravings and drawings, which explains many fantasies.
  • The historical scenes : Inaugurations, Coronations, Battles, Fires or Natural disasters form a subject that the people are fond of.
  • Views with a religious or moralizing theme. For educational value, these prints were mainly produced by Parisian publishers in the rue Saint-Jacques.

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In addition to thousands of impassioned of antique prints throughout the world, the Galerie Napoléon is honoured to count among its customers : national archives, museums, historical monuments and important home designer companies. All attracted by the extraordinary diversity of its catalogue and the quality and speed of its services.

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