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New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Invention of Eyeglasses, plate 15

Jan Collaert I Netherlandish
Publisher Philips Galle Netherlandish
ca. 1600
Not on view
Fifteenth plate from a print series entitled Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) consisting of a title page and 19 plates, engraved by Jan Collaert I, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, and published by Philips Galle. Illustration of various people wearing eyeglasses. This scene takes place outside in what appears to be a market setting. On the left a man tries on a pair of eyeglasses. On the right a man with eyeglasses writes in a book, while a woman with eyeglasses reads the piece of paper she is holding. In the middle ground a man in his shop prepares leather to make boots.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Invention of Eyeglasses, plate 15
  • Artist: Jan Collaert I (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1530–1581 Antwerp)
  • Artist: After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence)
  • Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp)
  • Date: ca. 1600
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (27 x 20 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.870(6)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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