Author: Leizelt, Balthasar Friedrich (active 1750-1799)
Title: [Optica print, illumination] Vuë de Port = Mahon (mirrored).
Description: .., Augsbourg ca. 1750-1800 277 x 445 mm Etching/engraving/watercolour Collection des Prospects; Gravé par Balt. Fredric Leizelt. (Hand written on the back in ink) Paleis van den gouverneur van Engeland te Port Mahon; Vuë du Pallais Royale a Port = Mahon, ou le Gouverneur du Roy d'Angleterre demeurt. The print is pasted onto cardboard and fixed to a carton passe-partout, which in his turn is Reinforced with parchment corners. Good state. With perforted holes for illumination. OPT131 Hand coloured optical view of the Royale Palace in the British colony of Mahon. Mahon is the capital of the Spanish island Minorca. It was under British reign from 1708 to 1939.

Keywords: Hand colored|Optical prints