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Two men and a boy read from a book, one man holds a magnifying glass. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after D. Maggiotto.
Maggiotto, Domenico, 1713-1794.Reference: 16312i
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A man looking through a magnifying glass at a picture of a monkey, whose flatulence extinguishes the flame of a candle; representing the pleasures of the sense of sight. Engraving, 17--.
Reference: 27128i- Pictures
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Shrigley, DavidDate: [2020]Reference: 3272405iPart of: Wellcome Collection On Happiness Commision.
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Extracts from micrographia, or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses : with observations and inquiries thereupon / by R. Hooke.
Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703.Date: 1894- Pictures
A young man, 'Sir Fopling Flutter' ogles women through a lens while a bailiff serves him a writ. Mezzotint, 1769, by J. Dixon after himself.
Dixon, John, 1720-1804.Date: 1769Reference: 16317i