French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? sunderland 1 3/8" l x 3/4"d

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

4" d at widest

and with great texture on the wings in between

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

French 19th Century Reversal Image, Which is My Portrait? sunderland 1 3/8" l x 3/4"dWhat 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