Vüe de la Maison Royale de Somerset avec l’Eglise de S. Marie a Londres

Hand coloured optical view of London, England. On the left side the façade of Sommerset House is depicted. In the center of the print St. Mary’s church towers above the buildings. The light sources of the buildings and the stars are perforated (dots and figures). 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, yellow and red paint. This gives the illusion of coloured lights when the print is held in front of a light source. Hand written note in ink on the back: ‘Jan Prince renovatum, Dec. 1884’ (Londen)