French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? sunderland and in terrific condition

and in terrific condition

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

The piece measures 8 1/2" in diameter

without a flaw that I can see

French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? sunderland and in terrific conditionWhat 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