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Engraving of a seated woman looking into a mirror while a standing attendant watches, and a man at a window looks through a telescope.

A woman looks at herself in her mirror; a man looks through a telescope; representing the sense of sight. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, ca. 1650.

An engraved allegory of sight shows a seated woman before a dressing table, gazing into a small mirror on the table, while a standing attendant behind her looks on. At the right, a man peers through a telescope from an open window, and the cartouche below reads VISUS / LA VEUE.

Artist
Abraham Bosse
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3163 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Alegoría de la vista: mujer ante el espejo y hombre con telescopio

Un grabado alegórico de la vista muestra a una mujer sentada ante un tocador, mirándose en un pequeño espejo sobre la mesa, mientras una criada de pie detrás de ella observa. A la derecha, un hombre mira por un telescopio desde una ventana abierta, y el cartucho inferior dice VISUS / LA VEUE.

Português: Alegoria da visão: mulher diante do espelho e homem com telescópio

Uma gravura alegórica da visão mostra uma mulher sentada diante de uma penteadeira, olhando-se em um pequeno espelho sobre a mesa, enquanto uma criada de pé atrás dela observa. À direita, um homem olha por um telescópio de uma janela aberta, e o cartucho inferior traz VISUS / LA VEUE.

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