Oeil Collection

Trompe l oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting, 1670, by Co
Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1657-1683). Flemish painter. Trompe l oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Advertisement in the form of a stamp for the International Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden in 1911
IMB4824459 Advertisement in the form of a stamp for the International Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden in 1911: " Internationale Hygiene - Ausstellung Dresden 1911"; (add.info)

Muscles of the face, eyes and neck. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672617 Muscles of the face, eyes and neck. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Dauphin porcelain: cup and saucer with dolphins in the style of the Queen, flowers by Bulidon 1781, vase with dolphins
FLO4633298 Dauphin porcelain: cup and saucer with dolphins in the style of the Queen, flowers by Bulidon 1781, vase with dolphins, painting of basket of flowers

Letter O: Obedience is healthy in education, foolishness knows about stubbornness. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206593 Letter O: Obedience is healthy in education, foolishness knows about stubbornness. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Anatomy of the human eye, showing eyeball, optic nerve, muscle, cornea, retina, sections through eye
FLO4591961 Anatomy of the human eye, showing eyeball, optic nerve, muscle, cornea, retina, sections through eye. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary

Ophtalmoscop, c1880 (engraving)
2450303 Ophtalmoscop, c1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Medicine. Ophtalmology. Ophtalmoscope by Hermann von Helmholtz. Engraving in: Weltall und Menschheit, by Hans Kraemer, Germany)

European or noble crayfish or crawfish (ecrevisse a pate rouge), Astacus astacus. Vulnerable
FLO4575853 European or noble crayfish or crawfish (ecrevisse a pate rouge), Astacus astacus. Vulnerable. Crayfish 1, claws 2, 3, eye 4, internal organs 5, and jaw muscle 6

Decorative botanical print with chironia, daisy, sweet leaf, blanket flower and anemone
5855535 Decorative botanical print with chironia, daisy, sweet leaf, blanket flower and anemone; (add.info.: Five ornamental plants including pink chironia, blue michaelmas daisy (Aster amellus)

Aponevrosis of the neck, shoulder and eye. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672728 Aponevrosis of the neck, shoulder and eye. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petiure Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Nerves of the skull and eye. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672497 Nerves of the skull and eye. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Ophthalmic and maxillary nerves of the fifth cranial nerve. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672496 Ophthalmic and maxillary nerves of the fifth cranial nerve. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain

Letter Y Eyes (oculist). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"
DUV4211572 Letter Y Eyes (oculist). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers". A work in which a child, while having fun

William Fairfax, commander of the English troops in the Palatinate, 1593-1621, with one eye missing
FLO4636675 William Fairfax, commander of the English troops in the Palatinate, 1593-1621, with one eye missing. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's

Sections of the eye orbit and nasal cavity. Lithography of Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672767 Sections of the eye orbit and nasal cavity. Lithography of Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Anatomy of the human eye, showing musculature, tear duct, etc. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees
FLO4592148 Anatomy of the human eye, showing musculature, tear duct, etc. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Column Idol. ca. 5000 BC. Neolithic art. Sculpture on ivory. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4867817 Column Idol. ca. 5000 BC. Neolithic art. Sculpture on ivory. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. SPAIN. EXTREMADURA; (add.info.: Column Idol. ca)

Anatomy of the human eye showing eyeball, cornea, lens, optic nerve, etc.CopperPlate engraving by Milton from Abraham
FLO4591962 Anatomy of the human eye showing eyeball, cornea, lens, optic nerve, etc.CopperPlate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Anatomy of the human eye, showing socket, surface of the eyeball, retina, etc
FLO4591881 Anatomy of the human eye, showing socket, surface of the eyeball, retina, etc. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Vase with classical vignette and gold brick (bercle) background, vase with painting (cartel) of man on horseback
FLO4633229 Vase with classical vignette and gold brick (bercle) background, vase with painting (cartel) of man on horseback, and vase with painting of roses and a background called partridge eye

Medicine. Valentin Hauy, founder of the first school for the blind, 1786. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print)
3433710 Medicine. Valentin Hauy, founder of the first school for the blind, 1786. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Medecine. Imagerie, France, debut 20eme. Coll. Part. Medicine)

Description of the lacrimal gland, bandage for the swelling of the lacrimal glands
FLO4611843 Description of the lacrimal gland, bandage for the swelling of the lacrimal glands and cataract operation - Plate taken from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

Sections of the eyeball and its membranes. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672801 Sections of the eyeball and its membranes. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Eye surgery and instruments for dental surgery - Plate from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
FLO4611866 Eye surgery and instruments for dental surgery - Plate from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783)

Beetle in the center of Udjat's eyes, Tomb of Ramses IX, Luxor
8587388 Beetle in the center of Udjat's eyes, Tomb of Ramses IX, Luxor by Egyptian; Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

One Dollar Silver Certificate, 1898 / 1900. Creator: Victor Dubreuil
One Dollar Silver Certificate, 1898/1900. Trompe l oeil dollar bill. Some of bank clerk Dubreuils paintings were confiscated by the Secret Service in the 1890s

Trompe l oeil showing wife and mother-in-law
MY WIFE - AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW 1915

The Red Gaze, 1910 (oil on board)
PWI94160 The Red Gaze, 1910 (oil on board) by Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951); Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany; © Peter Willi

Ewer, Capodimonte, c. 1745. Creators: Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory, Giuseppe Gricci
Ewer, Capodimonte, c. 1745

Side Chair, c. 1816. Creators: Unknown, John Philip Fondé
Side Chair, c. 1816. Trompe l oeil painted decoration imitating maple wood, ormolu mounts and metal inlay, by John Philip Fonde

Chest of Drawers, 1780 / 1810. Creators: John Dunlap, Samuel Dunlap
Chest of Drawers, 1780/1810. Painted wood grain. Attributed to John Dunlap and/or Samuel Dunlap

Children at Play (Furnishing Fabric), Massachusetts, 1886 / 90
Children at Play (Furnishing Fabric), Massachusetts, 1886/90. Patchwork design with children sledging, making sandcastles, sailing toy boats, playing baseball etc

Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley, 1887. Creator: George Cope
Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley, 1887. Military equipment used by an officer in the Union Army

The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypsos Island, from The Story of Telemachus, France, after 1776. Possibly woven at the workshop of Gabriel Babonneix at the Manufacture Royale d Aubusson

Revolutionary Allegory: Portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (1712-1778)
JLJ4585772 Revolutionary Allegory: Portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (1712-1778), with symbols of revolution. Painting by Nicolas Henri Jeaurat De Bertry (1728- ap. 1796), 1794

The Devil Smiles, at the Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London, 13 September 1909 for six nights Date: 1909

Cup depicting Ulysses and his Companions Blinding Polyphemus (ceramic) (b / w photo
XIR196958 Cup depicting Ulysses and his Companions Blinding Polyphemus (ceramic) (b/w photo) (see also in colour FLA 168743) by Greek, (6th century BC); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Initiation rites of the cult of Dionysus, fresco from the Villa Dei Mysteri
XIR166518 Initiation rites of the cult of Dionysus, fresco from the Villa Dei Mysteri, 1st century BC (fresco) by Roman, (1st century BC); Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii

Ulysses Blinding Polyphemus the Cyclops, frieze representing scenes from the Quests of Ulysses (fresco) (b / w photo)
ALI117688 Ulysses Blinding Polyphemus the Cyclops, frieze representing scenes from the Quests of Ulysses (fresco) (b/w photo) by Tibaldi, Pellegrino (1527-96); Palazzo dell Universita, Bologna

Ulysses and his companions gouging out the eye of the Cyclops Polyphemus
CHT220371 Ulysses and his companions gouging out the eye of the Cyclops Polyphemus, illustration from an antique Greek vase, 1887 (colour litho) by French School

The oracle and the ungodly (L oracle et l impie) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214383 The oracle and the ungodly (L oracle et l impie) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Operation on a eye, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l Homme
CHT236314 Operation on a eye, plate from Traite Complet de l Anatomie de l Homme by Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) 1866-67 (coloured engraving) by Jacob

The deer looking at himself in the water (Le cerf se voyant dans l
DUV4214538 The deer looking at himself in the water (Le cerf se voyant dans l eau) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

A False Wife, by F Marriott Watson, Opera House, Torquay
A False Wife, by F Marriott Watson, at the Opera House, Torquay. 1908

The Devil Smiles, Opera House, Northampton
The Devil Smiles, at the Opera House, Northampton

Portrait of Pedro de Salvador Carmona and his wife Maria Garcia, 1780. Creator: Manuel Salvador Carmona
Portrait of Pedro de Salvador Carmona and his wife Maria Garcia, 1780

Childs slate and toy gun on a Christmas card. early 20th century

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"Exploring the Illusion: A Journey through Oeil's Artistic Deceptions" Step into the world of trompe l'oeil, where reality and illusion intertwine. In "The Reverse of a Framed Painting, " Co takes us on a mesmerizing visual journey, challenging our perception of depth and dimension. Delve into the sacrament of Christian life with "The Extreme Anointing. " This 17th-century masterpiece captures the essence of spiritual devotion, its oil-on-canvas strokes evoking profound emotions. Witness an intriguing family dynamic in "Trompe l'oeil showing wife and mother-in-law. " The artist skillfully deceives our eyes, blurring the lines between truth and fiction. A child's innocence captured on a Christmas card; behold the simplicity of a slate and toy gun. These nostalgic symbols remind us of cherished memories that transcend time. Marvel at Allan Walton's mastery in creating an enchanting entrance hall. Every detail meticulously crafted to deceive, leaving visitors awe-inspired by its grandeur. "The Red Gaze" beckons you to lose yourself in its intense hues. This 1910 oil-on-board painting invites contemplation as it challenges our perceptions with every brushstroke. Behold the exquisite craftsmanship of Capodimonte porcelain in this stunning Ewer from c. 1745. Giuseppe Gricci's artistry brings forth elegance and sophistication fit for royalty. Travel back in time with Victor Dubreuil's One Dollar Silver Certificate from 1898/1900. Its intricate design showcases his ingenuity as he creates an illusionary representation of wealth. Rest upon John Philip Fondé's Side Chair from c. 1816, where comfort meets deception. Its unassuming appearance hides expertly concealed mechanisms that surprise all who sit upon it. Open Samuel Dunlap's Chest of Drawers from 1780/1810 to reveal hidden compartments designed for secrecy during times of old. This piece exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of its creators.