The Optical Viewer (L'Optique)

Printmaker Frédéric Cazenave (French, 1793–1843)

After Louis-Léopold Boilly (French, 1768–1845)

Dateca. 1794

Mediumengraving, roulette, rocker, printed à la poupée with additional hand coloring

DimensionsImage: 21 9/16 × 17 13/16 in. (54.8 × 45.2 cm)
Sheet: 26 3/16 × 20 9/16 in. (66.5 × 52.2 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineMuseum Purchase: Anonymous Gift in memory of Helen Pernice and with funds provided by Virginius C. Hall

Accession Number2018.79

On View

Not on Display

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