French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? elegant plate )--took the trouble to drill

)--took the trouble to drill holes through the wood in order to stitch through its little pink nose and those great button eyes

I believe it dates from the early 20th century

or whether they are random bystanders just cheering him on

and also collaborative pieces with his wife

with rounded corners on the wooden handle at either end

French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? elegant plate )--took the trouble to drillWhat 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