| Bernardus van Schijndel (1647-1709) Oil painting The Netherlands c.1680 18" x 24 3/4"
An early example of a peepshow being shown in a home.
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| The Comte And Chavalier De Choiseul As SavoyardsAnonymous Ink and wash on paper France c. 1758 7" x 5 1/2"
A sketch that may have been drawn by Francois Drouais.
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| Marie Gabriel, Comte De Choiseuil, and Michel Felix Chevalier De Choiseuil,Ange Laurent de Lalive de July (France 1725 – 1779), after Drouais Engraving France c. 1760 12 ¾” x 9”
A print after Drouais’ painting.
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| A Street Scene With A Fair, MortlakeSamuel Hieronymous Grimm(1733-1794) Watercolor, pencil & ink Great Britain 1770 11 1/8" x 14"
A village scene with a good view of the back of a large peepshow.
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| Anonymous Oil painting France c. 1780 17 3/4" x 20 1/2
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| The Peep ShowAnonymous Oil painting Great Britain c. 1780 25" x 32"
There is a plate on the painting saying this is from the collection of Lady Burdett Coutts and attributing the work to William Hogarth. The claim that this painting is by Hogarth is more than highly doubtful.
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| PeepshowJoshua Cristall(1767-1847) Watercolor Great Britain 1809 9" x 15 1/2"
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| Anonymous Watercolor France c. 1820 13" x 20"
A painting of a town's fair with many attractions including: a toy store, woman doing dice game, a peepshow, and a man on a tight rope.
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| Anoymous Pen and ink with watercolor Great Britain c. 1820 Detail:2 3/4" x 4", page:14" x 10"
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| Gran Panorama of the New WorldAnonymous Watercolor Spain c. 1820 18 1/2" x 13 1/4"
A wonderful but unfinished drawing of a large peepshow to be carted from town to town. The advertised show included images of Malaga, Oporto, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires.
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| Anonymous Watercolor Great Britain 1822 1 1/2" x 6 1/4"
A fore-edge painting on the side of Tales Of The Drama by Miss Macauley Sherwood, Neely and Jones: Paternoster Row, London 1822.
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| The PeepshowAttributed to William Collins Great Britain c. 1820-1830 18 ½” x 15”
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| Anonymous Watercolor Continental c. 1830 9 3/4" x 12 3/4"
A village scene show various itinerant performers, including a juggler and dancer. Boy with a peepshow and monkey riding on top of the box.
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| Lanterna MagicaAnonymous after Bartolommeo Pinelli Watercolor Italy c. 1835 6 3/8" x 10"
0779 |
| The Peep ShowAnonymous Oil on Canvas Great Britain c.1840 13" x 20"
0691 |
| Anonymous Great Britain Watercolor c. 1840 2 1/8" x 2 3/4"
0821 |
| The Peep ShowDavid Claypoole Johnson(1799-1865) Oil on panel America c. 1840 9" x 11"
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| Anonymous Watercolor on rice paper China c. 1840 5 1/2" x 8"
4356 |
| The ShowmanJohn Anthony Puller (1799-1866) Oil painting Great Britain c. 1845 5" x 6 1/2" (oval)
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| Anonymous Watercolor on rice paper China c. 1850 8 1/2" x 13 1/2"
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| Diorama De L'amourJean-Ernest Aubert Oil on Canvas France c.1870 37" x 27 1/2"
Cupid pulling some strings at the side of a peepshow to show the young women some views of the romance that lies ahead.
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| Der GuckkastenmannAnonymous Oil on canvas France 18th. c. 6" x 8 1/2"
Painting after original by Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743). Lancret, a student of Watteau became a popular court painter. His painting Der Guckkastenmann can be found in the restored stately home, Schloss Charottenburg, Berlin.
The painting was frequently copied as this and the following two entries show.
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| Anonymous Great Britain Oil painting 17" x 21"
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| Ombres ChinoisesAnonymous Watercolor on rice paper Vietnam c. 1870 9 1/4" x 11"
Although titled Ombres Chinoises it appears more likely to be a peepshow. Interestingly the strings to change images is represented in the back rather than on the side.
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| PeepshowThomas Bush Hardy(1842-1897) Monochrome watercolor Great Britain 5" x 8"
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| Westlake Peep ShowAnonymous Watercolor on rice paper China c. 1890 6" x 6 1/2"
1526 |
| The ShowmanW. H. Walker Watercolor Great Britain c. 1900 8 1/4" x 6 1/2"
Great image of a side show character leaning on his peepshow which has lettered on it's side "Celebrated Peep Show-One Penny."
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| Rudolf Wacker (1893-1938) Oil on board Austria c. 1920 10 1/2" x 8 1/4"
A series of sketches including a man showing some women images in his peepshow.
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