The Eye Deceived

c. 1705

Sutton Nicholls

Associated Names
Sutton Nicholls

Artist, British, 1668 - 1729

This is a drawing of an arrangement of printed and illustrated materials. The composition features a variety of printed papers overlapping each other, with illustrations of various scenes and characters. Prominently displayed is a large piece of paper titled "ROGER'S Delight," accompanied by smaller images of historical and possibly mythological figures in colorful attire. In the center, an illustration of a nude figure within a cave. Other vignettes include a detailed portrait of a woman in an oval frame, and a piece of paper that advertises services for design, engraving, and illustration by Sutton Nicholls. The imagery contains a mix of text and pictorial content, capturing the feel of a collection of ephemera from an earlier historical period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper with hand coloring

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.5 × 25.9 cm (14 × 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.128.1


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

center: ROGER'S Delight: / or / The WEST Country Christning and Gossiping. / To an Excellent New Tune; or, Cold and Raw Licensed according to order; THE EYE / DECEIVED ' Designed Engraven and sold / by Sutton Niccholls in Aldersgate Street / near th ehalf moon Tavern / LONDON. / Mapps. Surveys. Groundplots. Uprights / and Perspectives are drawn / and Coloured by / Sutton Nicholls

Wikidata ID

Q76561281

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