The Duke of Devonshire’s seat at Chiswick as seen from the garden.

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The Duke of Devonshire’s seat at Chiswick as seen from the garden.

London, Robert sayer ca. 1770

Engraving

Original hand colouring

180 x 280 mm

£120

These very brightly coloured ‘perspective views’ were printed for both decorative and educational use. They were  intended to be viewed through a device known alternatively as an ‘optical diagonal machine’ or ‘zograscope’, which produced a reversed and magnified image with a crude 3D effect