The Eye Deceived

Britische Grafik 1705–1770, kb. 1705

This is a drawing of an arrangement of printed and illustrated materials. The composition features a variety of printed papers overlapping each other, with illustrations of various scenes and characters. Prominently displayed is a large piece of paper titled "ROGER'S Delight," accompanied by smaller images of historical and possibly mythological figures in colorful attire. In the center, an illustration of a nude figure within a cave. Other vignettes include a detailed portrait of a woman in an oval frame, and a piece of paper that advertises services for design, engraving, and illustration by Sutton Nicholls. The imagery contains a mix of text and pictorial content, capturing the feel of a collection of ephemera from an earlier historical period.
Művész
Britische Grafik 1705–1770
Datálás
kb. 1705
Műfaj
Grafika
Technika
etching and engraving on laid paper with hand coloring
Méretek
35,5 × 25,9 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

This is a drawing of an arrangement of printed and illustrated materials. The composition features a variety of printed papers overlapping each other, with illustrations of various scenes and characters. Prominently displayed is a large piece of paper titled "ROGER'S Delight," accompanied by smaller images of historical and possibly mythological figures in colorful attire. In the center, an illustration of a nude figure within a cave. Other vignettes include a detailed portrait of a woman in an oval frame, and a piece of paper that advertises services for design, engraving, and illustration by Sutton Nicholls. The imagery contains a mix of text and pictorial content, capturing the feel of a collection of ephemera from an earlier historical period.

Britische Grafik 1705–1770