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Reflecting a fascination with perspective and optical devices, such boxes were produced in the Dutch Republic from about 1650, for a relatively short period of about 25 years. Only six survive today, and this one is the most complex and sophisticated.
Title
A Peepshow with Views of the Interior of a Dutch House
Date
about 1655-60
Medium
Oil and egg on wood
Measurements
H 58 x W 88 cm
Accession number
NG3832
Acquisition method
Presented by Sir Robert and Lady Witt through The Art Fund, 1924
Work type
Painting