Who created "The Optical Viewer"?

The Optical Viewer was created by Frédéric Cazenave (French, active 1793–1843) in c. 1794.

When was "The Optical Viewer" created?

This artwork was created c. 1794.

The Optical Viewer is etching and engraving hand colored with watercolor.

Yes, The Optical Viewer is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

c. 1794

Medium

etching and engraving hand colored with watercolor

Dimensions

65 × 47.2 cm

Classification

Department

Prints

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection

Accession Number

1939.171