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Engraving of men handling a huge round lens that focuses sunlight beside columns, a fountain, and optical instruments in a garden.

An optical experiment using a giant lens to reflect sun-rays to create fire, with optical instruments scattered and fountains in a Baroque setting. Line engraving by C.N. Cochin the elder, 1737, after J. de La Jouë.

A line engraving shows figures in a classical garden struggling to hold a large circular lens that catches sunlight and throws a bright beam onto a stone platform. Columns, a fountain, a cannon, and scattered optical instruments surround them under a leafy sky.

Artist
Jacques de Lajoue
Date
[1737]
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3250 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1737.
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: L'Optique: lente gigante que enfoca la luz solar en un jardín barroco

Un grabado al buril muestra a varios hombres en un jardín clásico sosteniendo una gran lente circular que capta la luz del sol y proyecta un haz brillante sobre una plataforma de piedra. Columnas, una fuente, un cañón e instrumentos ópticos dispersos completan la escena bajo un cielo arbolado.

Português: L'Optique: lente gigante que concentra a luz do sol em jardim barroco

Uma gravura em buril mostra homens em um jardim clássico segurando uma grande lente circular que capta a luz do sol e lança um feixe brilhante sobre uma plataforma de pedra. Colunas, uma fonte, um canhão e instrumentos ópticos espalhados completam a cena sob um céu arborizado.

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