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Mr Lunetier
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS
print
Europe:
Mid 18th c.
paper; wood; glass
frame: 378 mm x 292 mm; visible aperture: 294 mm x 203 mm
2009.490
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS
Europe:
Mid 18th c.
paper; wood; glass
frame: 378 mm x 292 mm; visible aperture: 294 mm x 203 mm
Hand-coloured print (engraving) of a spectacle manufacturing and repair workshop, a man with dividers seated at a table before a box of spectacle frames and an assortment of loose lenses, his partner leaning on an upturned log whilst talking to a customer through a window. The customer holds a quizzing glass to his eye. Above a number of pairs of nose spectacles dangle on a suspended line. Two columns of text beneath in French and German. In a modern acid-free cardboard mount, within an Edwardian (?) glazed wooden frame with roundels in each corner.
2009.490
College Purchase, 2009