French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? sunderland without a flaw that I

without a flaw that I can see

The back features the original Diö Slöjd sticker and "Made in Sweden

4" d at widest

1 3/8" l x 3/4"d x 3/8" w

4 1/2" across where handle meets brush

French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? sunderland without a flaw that IWhat 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