Gallery›Wellcome Collection›An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold crystals, a telescope, lens-grinding equipment and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. McQuin.
An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold crystals, a telescope, lens-grinding equipment and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. McQuin.
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An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold crystals, a telescope, lens-grinding equipment and a camera obscura; representing optics. Engraving by J. Chapman, 1820, after A.D. McQuin.

Ange Denis McQuin · 1820

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Optics. A.D.M. invenit. J. Chapman sculp.

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