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Teleorama : ein Geschenk für die Jugend
Title
Teleorama : ein Geschenk für die Jugend.
Publication
Potsdam : [publisher not identified], [183-?]
Physical Description
1 peepshow (8 sheets) : hand-colored etchings ; 13 x 16 cm, 69 cm in depth (extended)
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy in publisher's original case, with engraved title label.
Notes
Issued in paperboard case, covered in colored papers, with engraved title label on front.
Single aperture peepshow, eight engraved leaves including front and background, mounted in accordian folder, with slipcase.
Summary
A peepshow depicting the Sans Souci Palace in Potsdam and its surrounding park. The palace was commissioned by King Friedrich II (1740-1786) to be his personal 'house of pleasure.' Designed by the well known architect G. W. von Knobelsdorff, the rococo palace was built on a terraced hill northwest of Potsdam between 1745-1747.
Format
Other
Language
German
Added to Catalog
November 18, 2013
References
Hyde, R. Paper peepshows, cat. 3
Subjects
Genre/Form
Tunnel books.
Recreations.
Etchings.
Hand coloring.
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