Axial Commons Image Treasury
Engraving of a young man showing a peep box to children and adults outside a wooden building, with a vine-covered porch and fence behind.

An itinerant young man is presenting a "boîte à curiosité" or magic lantern show to children and adults who are gathering around to look. Engraving by Noel Le Mire, 1752, after R. Brakenburg.

An engraving shows a young showman in a broad-brimmed hat leaning over a tall peep box beside a timber building, while children and adults crowd close to look. A flowering vine shades the scene, with a fence and a barrel in the foreground.

Artist
Brakenburg, Richard, 1650-1702.
Date
[1752]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3552 px
Download full size
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1752.
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: La curiosidad: saltimbanqui con caja óptica y público reunido

Un grabado muestra a un joven ambulante con sombrero de ala ancha inclinado sobre una caja óptica alta junto a un edificio de madera, mientras niños y adultos se agrupan para mirar. Una enredadera florecida sombrea la escena, con una cerca y un barril en primer plano.

Português: A curiosidade: showman com caixa óptica e público reunido

Uma gravura mostra um jovem itinerante de chapéu de abas largas debruçado sobre uma alta caixa óptica ao lado de uma construção de madeira, enquanto crianças e adultos se reúnem para olhar. Uma trepadeira florida sombreia a cena, com cerca e barril em primeiro plano.

More from The Life of Christ

Sepia-toned drawing of a bearded man with long hair in draped robes, arms outstretched, before a glowing halo of rings.Christ as Salvator Mundi. Process print after J. Lafarge, 1899.Painting of the dead Christ on a cloth on rocky ground, mourned by haloed figures, with a cross and ladder on a hill behind.Lamentation of ChristBearded man in red cloak with a spade reaches toward a kneeling woman in grey gown in a garden; a small vessel lies on the ground.Christus verschijnt aan Maria Magdalena als hovenierDark engraved night landscape with two travelers and a donkey on a path by water, moon and clouds above, Latin inscription below.The flight into Egypt in the night, illuminated by the moon and the milky way. Engraving bEngraving of a veiled woman with clasped hands gazing at a sleeping naked infant on a draped bed, with dark curtains behind.Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the sleeping Christ Child. Line engraving by R. StranPainting of a bearded man with long dark wavy hair, head bowed and eyes lowered, in a brown garment against a dark background, lit warmly on the face.Head of Christ