The Optical Viewer | Harvard Art Museums

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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M9383: The Optical Viewer