St. Paul in London

Hand coloured optical view of London, England. In the front we see what is possibly the church of St Mary-le-Bow. In the distance St. Paul’s Cathedral towering above the houses. The light sources and accents of the buildings and stars are perforated. At the back of the print we see that the holes are covered with see-through paper. Some of the holes are coated with green and red paint. This gives the illusion of coloured lights when the print is held in front of a light source. The parchment corners (which are used for reinforcement) shows blind stamped illustrations. This could be a recycled parchment from a book cover. (Londen)