Burning Glass

c. 1774

François-Philippe Charpentier

Artist, French, 1734 - 1817

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Esotericana, Dover, NH); purchased in November 2020 by Rena Hoisington; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1700): no. 78 (as "Instrument d'optique")

Inscriptions

in plate, in image, at lower left: F. P. Charpentier fecit


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