The Optical Viewer
PrintsFrench18th century

The Optical Viewer

c. 1794

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
J. F. CazenaveArtist after
Louis-Léopold BoillyArtist after
Classification
Prints
Technique
Stipple engraving
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream antique laid paper
Culture
French
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 22.3 × 17.9 cm (8 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.) Sheet: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. William Simes, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1938

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