George III Mahogany Zograscope Jean Berain NEAC and was elected ARE

NEAC and was elected ARE in 1912

Property of a Charitable Trust

Century Topographical Watercolour Painting

Lewis Baumer 1870-1963

Provenance Kinmel Hall Abergele Denbighshire once one of Wales's greatest houses now a building seriously at risk

George III Mahogany Zograscope Jean Berain NEAC and was elected AREGeorge III Inlaid Mahogany Zograscope Circa. 1790. 62 cms. High. The Zograscope is an optical device for magnifying flat pictures that also has the property of enhancing the sense of the depth shown in the picture. It consists of a magnifying lens through which the picture is viewed. This example has the lens mounted on a stand in front of an angled mirror which allows the viewer to sit at a table and to look through the lens at the picture flat on