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Lot 49
Jacob Perkois (Middelburg 1756-1804)
A man carrying a magic lantern; and A young woman from Gorinchem
Closed10 December 2014
Price Realised
EUR 1,875
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Specialist note
These studies are part of a series of drawings of which some were engraved by Mattheus de Sallieth (1749-1791) for Verzameling van verschillende gekleede mans- en vrouwenstanden, ter oefening van jonge schilders en liefhebbers, first published by Johannes Immerzeel, Rotterdam, 1818.
The study of the man carrying the magic lantern is among the earliest known depiction of a portable camera obscura. A camera obscura is depicted in a drawing by Francesco Guardi from the Van Regteren Altena Collection to be offered at Christie's, Paris, 25 March 2015.
The study of the man carrying the magic lantern is among the earliest known depiction of a portable camera obscura. A camera obscura is depicted in a drawing by Francesco Guardi from the Van Regteren Altena Collection to be offered at Christie's, Paris, 25 March 2015.