Concept
Grinding and polishing
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Women grind glass lenses while two customers try spectacles on. Coloured line engraving, 1799.
Reference: 16260i
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A lapidary, sitting at his foot-operated grinding wheel (above), an elevation and plan of his worktable (below). Engraving by B. L. Prevost after J. N. F. Boucher.
Boucher, Juste-Nathan, 1736-1782.Reference: 40510i
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An old man wearing spectacles and his four pupils experiment using optical instruments and materials. Line engraving by F. Pedro after F. Maggiotto.
Maggiotto, Francesco, 1750-1805.Reference: 16264i
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The workshop of the spectacle maker and examples of his craft. Line engraving by ÆB.
Date: 1751-1772Reference: 16309i