Print depicting group of children with a peep box
- Made:
- Unknown in unknown place
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A print from a copper engraving
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
A print from a copper engraving, 'La Curiosite' after Richard Brakenburgh (1650-1702), depicting a group of children queuing to look into the showman's peep box.
The Peepshow box is an early example of itinerant optical entertainment which used optical illusion and showmanship to enthral audiences.
Richard Brakenburgh or Brakenburg (1650- 1702), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 2019-249
- Materials:
- ink and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 362 mm x 415 mm
image: 304 mm x 387 mm
- type:
- print from an engraving
