French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? organic Each panel measures 17 1/2"

Each panel measures 17 1/2" x 15 1/4"

8" long x 2 3/4" deep x 1 3/8" tall

2" across at base and 2 7/8" across at lip

though I'd probably be inclined just to display it somewhere to be admired

Or just cross your eyes

French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? organic Each panel measures 17 1/2"What 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