Four perspective views
[A set of four views]. A View of the Westminster Bridge, London; A View of the Royal Exchange, London; A View of the Monument erected in Memory of the dreadfull Fire in the Year 1666, London; A View of Somerset House with S. Marys Church, London.
- Author: LEIZEL, I.F. and WINCKLER, G[eorg]. G[ottfried]
- Publication place: Augsburg,
- Publisher: Georg Balthasar Probst,
- Publication date: [c.1760].
- Physical description: Four copper engraved prints.
- Dimensions: Image: each approximately 315 by 415mm (12.5 by 16.25 inches). Sheet: each approximately 370 by 510mm (14.5 by 20 inches).
- Inventory reference: 12412
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Four views of London by Georg Balthasar Probst, a German engraver who was best known for the optical prints he produced of European cities and landmarks. The prints could be viewed in a special device to give an impression of deepened perspective.
The prints show Westminster Bridge, with St. Pauls in the left background, after a 1753 print by Thomas Boydell; the Royal Exchange from Cornhill; the Monument erected to the victims of the Fire of London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke; and the Strand, including Somerset House, which would shortly be demolished and rebuilt by Sir William Chambers in 1775.
The prints show Westminster Bridge, with St. Pauls in the left background, after a 1753 print by Thomas Boydell; the Royal Exchange from Cornhill; the Monument erected to the victims of the Fire of London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke; and the Strand, including Somerset House, which would shortly be demolished and rebuilt by Sir William Chambers in 1775.
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