Gilt Framed Hand Coloured Engraving Print "The Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens" after Antonio Canaletto

A gilt framed, hand coloured engraving print of "A View of the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens" after Giovanni Antonio Canal, a Venetian landscape painter, in 1754. This undated engraving was engraved by F. Leizelt and sold at Augsburg. The caption, in German and French, reads Prospect Von dem in[n]ern de la Rotonde in den Garten zu Ranelagh in London. | Vüe de l'Intérieur de la Rotonde dans le Jardins de Ranelagh. The imprint and copy details, in French, reads Se vend a Augsbourg dans le negoce comun de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire sous son Privilège et avec défense de n'en faire ni vendre de copies. The title at the top of this piece is left-to-right reversed so as to view it in a zograscope; a device with a lens and mirror used to give an illusion of depth to hand coloured engravings called vue d'optique prints. "The Rotunda at Ranelagh" was painted by Giovanni Antonio Canal, a Venetian landscape painter, in 1754.

Approximate dimensions (WxDxH): 24.25"x19.75"

3B SKU: SJAB0078

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