Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Coating
Vue d'Optique

Title:

Vue de Repast Servis a l'Empeur et aux l'Electeurs a Francfort

Artist:

Paul André Basset

Date:

c. 1770

Material:

Etching on paper, hand-watercolor

Company:

Basset

Location:

Paris, France

For viewing in a large peep box carried by traveling showmen. The title at the top is reversed since in peepboxes for vue d'optiques the image was often reflected in a mirror before reaching the lens.

Image and text as seen in mirror