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Glass Coulisses
François Binétruy Collection, Versailles,[xxx] Versailles, #FB-PAN-33
Dutch, ca.1780
Dimensions: H= cm, W= cm, D= cm
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Figure FB-PAN-33.1 –Glass Coulisses |
| © Binétruy Collection. |
This is a framed scene made up of coulisses painted on glass. It is probably meant to be viewed with a concave mirror, and if so, would be what the Dutch call a perspectiefkast. Perspectiefkasts are "optical machines " and are included in the Optical Machine Taxonomy.
Endnotes:
[xxx] We are grateful to M. Binétruy for allowing us access to his superb private collection of optical devices.