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English: An artist drawing from life with an 19th century camera obscura, labeled: B (lens), M (mirror), O (line of light if mirror not in way). The artist used thin tracing paper to capture the outlines, transfered those to canvas, board or paper & finished the drawing.
Date circa 1850
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source 19th Century Dictionary Illustration
Author unknown illustrator
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