A barber's shop in which men demonstrate the sense of sight. Etching by W. Peeters after C. de Wael.

  • Wael, Cornelis de, 1592-1667.
Date:
1600-1699
Reference:
29969i
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Description

Right, a man looks at a painting on the wall, and three men at a table watch each other as they play cards. Left, a man looking at his reflection in a mirror after receiving the attentions of a barber. Far left, a man looks out of the window through a telescope, in the company of another man

Publication/Creation

[Antwerp] : Alex Voet exc

Physical description

1 print : etching ; image 25 x 29.4 cm

Lettering

Visus. Cornelio de Wael inventor. Bears number: "1"

Notes

One in a series of prints depicting the senses

Reference

Wellcome Collection 29969i

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