Finding aid for the European prints collection 6158
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2018 February
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
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.
Container: 1
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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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.
[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