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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M9383
People
Unidentified Artist
After J. F. Cazenave, French (active late 18th century)
After Louis-Léopold Boilly, French (La Bassée, France 1761 - 1845 Paris, France)
Title
The Optical Viewer
Other Titles
Original Language Title: L'optique
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1794
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/264782

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stipple engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Stipple engraving
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.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Below image: L'OPTIQUE / A Paris, Rue des Noyers, N°. 15.

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
IFF, vol. IV, cat. no. 4, p. 156

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Simes
Accession Year
1938
Object Number
M9383
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/2015 - 05/05/2016

Verification Level

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