2020-02-19 Guide to the Twelve Vue d'Optiques of Paris Created by Jacques Cheréau, 18th century SPEC.RARE.0288 Finding aid prepared by Nicole Miller Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 September This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2020-02-19T11:11-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Twelve Vue d'Optiques of Paris Created by Jacques Cheréau SPEC.RARE.0288 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1 0.65 Cubic feet 18th century Jacques Cheréau (1688-1776) was a printmaker and publisher of Vue d’Optiques optical prints in Paris. Vue d’Optiques or "perspective views" were a type of etching popular in second half of the 18th century into the 19th century. The prints depict scenes that have a linear perspective that could convey the illusion of depth when viewed through devices such as a peepshow, optiques, or a zograscope. Twelve Vue d'Optiques of Paris Created by Jacques Cheréau contains Vue d’Optiques prints which are joined together to form one continuous scroll. Each end of the scroll is attached to a wooden tube by a section of linen fabric. Each of the twelve hand colored prints depicts a scene or location in Paris. The scroll measures 13.5 inches high and approximately 219.25 inches long. Material dates from the 18th century. (1) oversize flat box French Chereau, Jacques, 1688-1776 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. RARE.2019.0106: Purchased, 2019 September

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 Historical Note

Jacques Cheréau (1688-1776) was a printmaker and publisher of Vue d’Optiques optical prints in Paris. Vue d’Optiques or "perspective views" were a type of etching popular in second half of the 18th century into the 19th century. The prints depict scenes that have a linear perspective that could convey the illusion of depth when viewed through devices such as a peepshow, optiques, or a zograscope. The prints are generally hand colored in bright colors with reversed type that can be viewed through a mirror.

 Scope and Contents

Twelve Vue d'Optiques of Paris Created by Jacques Cheréau contains Vue d’Optiques prints which are joined together to form one continuous scroll. Each end of the scroll is attached to a wooden tube by a section of linen fabric. Each of the twelve hand colored prints depicts a scene or location in Paris. The scroll measures 13.5 inches high and approximately 219.25 inches long. Material dates from the 18th century.

 General Note

Forms part of the Herman J. Albrecht Library of Historical Architecture.

 Chereau, Jacques, 1688-1776 Paris (France)--History--18th century Perspective view prints Vues d'optique--France--Paris--18th century