Optical View Engraving Mondhare Festival Of Weight In Mogol XVIII

An optical view in period colors Mentions “In Paris at Mondhare rue Saint Jacques at the Hôtel Saumur” Copper engraving, original etching on watermarked laid paper with watercolor highlights “La Feste du weight au Mogol qui is celebrated among its peoples with great veneration » Period: 18th century 24.5 x 40 cm (cut edges) Good condition Optical views: they could be viewed alone or through a zograscope, wooden base topped with a lens which enlarged the image and accentuated the effect of perspective; also placed in optical boxes, the viewer then looked inside the box through the lens. This distraction was much appreciated in the 18th century in the salons of the bourgeoisie and the nobility as well as in the countryside thanks to peddlers. Mondhare Louis-Joseph (1734-1799): Parisian engraver, publisher and print dealer originally from Normandy. He was located in Paris around 1759, when he began to publish prints bearing the address of the Hôtel de Saumur, rue Saint-Jacques, including optical views. His activity ceased around 1792. His son-in-law Pierre-Jean (1754-1829) succeeded him from 1784.