L'Optique, or Portrait of Madame Allou Drawing an Anamorphic

After Gilles Allou French

Engraver Michel Dossier French

Publisher Published by Henri-Louis Basan French

ca. 1737–50

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Title: L'Optique, or Portrait of Madame Allou Drawing an Anamorphic
Artist: After Gilles Allou (French, Paris 1670–1751 Paris)
Engraver: Michel Dossier (French, Paris 1684–1750 Paris)
Publisher: Published by Henri-Louis Basan
Date: ca. 1737–50
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: image: 9 11/16 x 11 13/16 in. (24.6 x 30 cm)
sheet: 9 7/8 x 12 3/16 in. (25.1 x 30.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Museum Accession
Object Number: X.37
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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