The Optical Viewer

Louis-Léopold Boillyc. 1794

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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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