[Paris?] : [François Simon Giroux?], [approximately 1825?]
Physical Description:
1 écran-panorama ; screen 20 x 22 cm, height 35 cm inclusive of wooden handle
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Prints
Notes:
"[The] 'panorama handscreen' or 'mechanical screen fan' ... was a French invention that appeared in the 1820s, and was sold at shops specializing in optical toys, jewelry, paintings, and fashionable furniture. One of the most famous was Giroux near the Palais-Royal ... Some surviving examples of the panorama handscreen bear the label of Giroux. It identifies the product as écran-panorma and mentions that it has been patented ..."--Huhtamo.
Contents:
1. Le chateau vu du Petit Parc -- 2. Maison du garde générale -- 3. La Tour Dubos -- 4. La cabanne des pecheurs -- 5. La maison et l'étang Vallière -- 6. La ferme -- 7. Le pont de bois -- 8. Maison du garde des eaux -- 9. Le grand lac, vu de l'ile Moltan.