Caption
October-angled box, Description of a general graphometer, print, album page, book illustration, Series number, 7, 12, An octagonal box, drawn on the left using a graphometer and on the right according to the theory of perspective (rules of perspective). Marked in the upper right: Planche VII. The print is part of the book: AG Eckhardt, 1778., printmaker: Carel Jacob de Huyser, Amsterdam, publisher: Jan Hendrik Munnikhuizen (possibly), The Hague, 1778, paper, engraving, etching, etching and engraving, height 233 mm x width 383 mm, instruments for perspective drawing, A faded technical drawing on aged paper showing a three-dimensional open box with a hinged lid on the left, rendered with fine hatching and shading to show depth and cast shadow, and a geometric construction on the right composed of outlined prisms and angled planes connected by multiple straight projection lines and dotted guide lines, all drawn in thin dark ink with precise corner joins and cross-sectional edges, with a light speckled texture and small brown spots across the background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B25_296
License type
Rights managed
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45.4Mb (9.6Mb) / 16.6in x 10.6in / 4988 x 3178 (300dpi)