French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? sunderland most visible on the underside

most visible on the underside of the rims

and currently based in Amherst

And what a lot of service he has given over many years--punctured with stick pins on all sides and coming apart at a few of his seams

and in terrific condition

The piece measures 8 1/2" in diameter

French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? sunderland most visible on the undersideWhat a curiosity! I was pretty excited to find this little antique French reversal drawing, which I believe dates to the 1840s or so, when optical illusions because a big thing in France (check out the phnakisticopes published by Joseph Plateau) and reversal portraits were circulated. (I'm including one by Daumier in the photos) This one has a very contemporary feel to me, perhaps in part because the human face keeps reminding me of the late great