Camera Obscura Design, Plate from Encyclopédie
An engraved plate of technical diagrams with a French caption reading Dessein, chambre obscure. The upper scene shows a tent-like camera obscura beside a seated figure and a wooden cabinet, while the lower section details the box's interior, mirror, and measuring scale in fine black line.
- Artist
- A. J. Defehrt
- Date
- 1762/77
- Medium
- Engraving on cream laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2577 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1777).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Book Appropriation