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  • Language of Material: French
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: European prints collection
    Identifier/Call Number: 6158
    Physical Description: 1.73 linear feet. 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 18th-19th centuries
    Abstract: This small collection consists of mostly 18th and 19th century European prints. Artists represented include Pierre Numa Basaget, Anne Claude de Caylus, George Follitt, Francois Jacques Dequevauviller, Edouard Hocquart, Gabriel Huquier, James Gabriel Huquier, Jean Francois Daumont, Georg Balthasar Probst, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Robert Laurie, Jacques Francois Chereau, and Andre Basset. Of particular note are the optical prints, which were meant to be seen through "optical machines" or "optiques", devices consisting of a mirror and lens that allowed viewers to enjoy these prints with the perception of three dimensions. Some of the prints have been mounted on board, indicating that they may have once been part of a teaching or reference collection.
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    Scope and Contents

    This small collection consists of mostly 18th and 19th century European prints. Artists represented include Pierre Numa Basaget, Anne Claude de Caylus, George Follitt, Francois Jacques Dequevauviller, Edouard Hocquart, Gabriel Huquier, James Gabriel Huquier, Jean Francois Daumont, Georg Balthasar Probst, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Robert Laurie, Jacques Francois Chereau, and Andre Basset. Of particular note are the optical prints, which were meant to be seen through "optical machines" or "optiques", devices consisting of a mirror and lens that allowed viewers to enjoy these prints with the perception of three dimensions. Some of the prints have been mounted on board, indicating that they may have once been part of a teaching or reference collection.

    Conditions Governing Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], European prints collection, Collection no. 6158, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Engraving (printing process)
    Etching (printing process)
    Prints