print;
puzzle-picture
- Museum number
- 1902,1018.76-77
- Title
- Object: The Horizontorium, No.B, by William Shires, mathematical tutor
- Description
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A puzzle picture on two sheets, designed to be seen through a reflecting mirror to correct the distortion: the scene is a river meandering past a medieval castle with a sentry standing on the roof, and the second sheet gives the point of view. c.1830s
Lithograph with hand-colouring
- Production date
- 1830-1850
- Dimensions
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Height: 120 millimetres
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Height: 413 millimetres
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Width: 220 millimetres (larger sheet)
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Width: 218 millimetres (small sheet)
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1902
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1902,1018.76-77
