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Anamorphic drawing for conical mirror

Author Johann Michael Burucker
Title [Soldier on horseback]
Place Nuremberg (Germany)
Date ca. 1800
Register 00886

In the 19h century, using new methods of mechanical printing, a large number of anamorphoses aimed at a wide audience were published. Around 1800, the Nuremberg engraver Johann Michael Burucker brought onto the market anamorphic drawings specially designed to be viewed through conical mirrors. They are hand-printed and coloured drawings. The one in the photograph is part of a series of six anamorphic drawings.

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  • Anamorphic drawing for conical mirror