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George Balthazar Probst

Vista y Prospettiva del Palacio del Rey de Portugal en Lisbona

c. 1766–1801
etching and engraving, hand colored and assembled from multiple sheets of paper

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Perspective views such as this were viewed with special viewing devices in the 18th century that are considered the precursors to modern moving images.

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