Tent-Style Camera Obscura
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Product number:
AI_14_17863
Starting Price €600
Estimate € 1.200 – 1.500
Estimate € 1.200 – 1.500
Condition : B-
Manufacture Year : c.1850
Manufacture Year : c.1850
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Tent-Style Camera Obscura
brass-made Camera obscura for tent use with adjustable glass prism. This kind of device was commonly used by painters in the 18th and 19th century. Fitted to the top of a lightproof tent made of black cloth, the prism would direct refracted light inside onto a paper surface therefore allowing an artists to trace the outside scene. The prism shows some minor chipping otherwise in very good condition. Height: 19cm. Ex-Naylor Collection.
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