MAGIC LANTERN - "THE CURIOSITY". Engraved with etching and burin by Noël LE MIRE (1724-1800), after the painting by Reinier Brakenburg in 1660. Proof with the letter on wove paper. With the address "se vend à Paris, rue St Jacques, au Soleil d'Or, vis-à-vis le Plessis chez l'Auteur". Copper margins. Engraving representing a travelling man presenting a "curiosity box" or a magic lantern show to children and adults who gather to watch. 35.2 x 40 cm. Condition B (rare light foxing in the margins of the copper).