perspective view of the spectacular interior of the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in France, designed by the architect Victor Louis, which opened in 1780. We look through the proscenium arch from the stage to the ornate auditorium of the famous opera house, under the large ceiling fresco by Jean Baptiste Claude Robin, as the audience fills the stalls, boxes and circle,
engraving on thick laid paper, 460 x 600 mm. (18 1/8 x 23 5/8 in), some spotting, mostly marginal, a few repaired short tears at sheet edges,