Print depicting group of children with a peep box
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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.
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