Two perspective views of Seville. Vue de la Cathédrale... Lot 215

Two perspective views of Seville. Vue de la Cathédrale de Séville & Vue perspective de la Grande Place St François à Séville. Vue de la Cathédrale de Séville. A Londres chez Wichnyther et à Paris chez J. Chereau rue S. Jacques, second half of the 18th century Contemporary watercolor etching 255x380 mm, margins. Good condition. Bound with: Vue perspective de la Grande Place St François à Séville.Paris, chez Daumont, second half of the 18th century Contemporary watercolor etching, 265x405 mm, margins. Good condition. Vues d'optiques, or prints of perspective views, were a fashionable entertainment in the elite salons of the 18th century, but also a popular street entertainment during fairs and markets. By virtue of the fact that people traveled very little, they offered an opportunity for escapism and dreaming with the accentuation of perspective and light effects.