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The Optical Viewer

Louis-Léopold Boillyc. 1794

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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  • Title: The Optical Viewer
  • Creator: Fréderic Cazenave (French), Louis Léopold Boilly (French, 1761-1845)
  • Date Created: c. 1794
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 65 x 47.2 cm (25 9/16 x 18 9/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.171
  • Medium: etching and engraving hand colored with watercolor
  • Inscriptions: below border, lower left: Peint par L. Boilly; below border, lower right: Gravé par F. Cazenave.; in margin: L'Optique.; bottom center: A Paris chez L'Auteur, Rue Jacques N°. 13 en face de la rue de la Parcheminierie./ Imprimé par Finot
  • Department: Prints
  • Culture: France, 19th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection
  • Collection: PR - Etching
  • Accession Number: 1939.171
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