Trompe 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

Bald Prima Donna 20C
A prima donna and her two bald-headed admirers

Bierling Kuno Holzschnitzerei, Oberammergau
The Bierling Kuno Holzschnitzerei Andenken at Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. Oberammergau is also famous for its Luftlmalerei

Wall paintings of candlesticks from the House
Trompe l oeil wall paintings of candlesticks from the House of Castor and Pollux, Pompeii, excavated 1828. Handcoloured lithograph by Berth after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of

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

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

Trompe l Oeuil, Dug-out Experience, Passchendaele Museum Date: 2016

Antique wall painting from the House of Black Walls, Pompeii
Antique Trompe l oeil wall painting with figures, column, plinth and festoons from the House of Black Walls, Casa de Bronzi, Pompeii, excavated by Professor Zahn, December 4, 1833

Antique wall painting from Pompeii
Antique Trompe l oeil wall painting of statues, gods, figures, candelabra, column, cornice, skirting board, and vignettes from Pompeii, excavated in August 1836

Wall painting from the Casa del Poeta Tragico
Trompe l oeil wall painting with vignettes, skirting, cornice, column, and mask from the House of the Tragic Poet, Casa del Poeta Tragico, Pompeii, excavated 1828

Wall painting from the Casa di Argo, Herculaneum
Trompe l oeil wall paintings from the House of Io and Argo, Casa di Argo, Herculaneum. Handcoloured lithograph by Berth after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of All Classical Art

Plate and jardiniere from Niderviller, France
Plate with trompe l oeil illustration of landscape pasted on wood grain, and flower pot or jardiniere with botanical decoration from Niderviller, Lorraine, France

Common seal and elephant seal
Common seal, Phoca vitulina 1 and northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris 2. Phoque commun, Phoque a trompe (macrorhine)

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

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

Entrance hall by Allan Walton, carried out by Fortnum & Mason, with lightly marbled walls in ivory and pale green with rose pink, and a trompe l oeil effect seascape in perspective. Date: 1933

Childs slate with pen and toy soldiers on a New Year card. Date: early 20th century

Slate with pen and comic greeting on a Christmas card -- May you never have to chalk it up! Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and greeting on a Christmas card
Childs slate with pen, sponge and greeting on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and scribbles on a New Year card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and scribbles on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and baubles on a Christmas card. early 20th century

Italy. Rome. Spadas Palace. Built in the 16th century and renovated in the 17th century by Francesco Borromini (1599-1667). Courtyard

New Year card in the shape of a childs slate. Date: early 20th century

Dog, stork on nest and moonlight scene on a Christmas card
A little dog, a stork on its nest on a roof, and a moonlight scene with water on a Christmas card -- all part of a trompe l oeil assembly of three pictures pinned to a wooden board. Date: circa 1890s

Clown writing on a slate on a Christmas card
Clown writing on a childs slate on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Dining room with wall decorations by John Armstrong and Chippendale furniture. Date: 1933

Ceiling of San Ignazio, Rome
The trompe l oeil ceiling of San Ignazio in Rome representing the continents

Rayne shoes advertisement, 1964
Advertisement for classic British shoe brand, Rayne showing a portrait of Mr Edward Rayne, as a backdrop to some styles from the Miss Rayne Autumn Collection

Oberammergau - Luftlmaleri Frescoes
Oberammergau is also famous for its " Luftlmalerei, " or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, religious scenes or architectural trompe-loeil found on many homes

Patchwork Design
Design for a patchwork which gives intriguing trompe l oeil effects, which vary according to the way you focus your eyes on it

House and Head
A HOUSE AND ITS HEAD

Hair / Long / Evening 1897
A young woman with long, dark hair: a kind of trompe l oeil picture, suggesting a landscape as evening falls

Romantic View Ireland
A ROMANTIC VIEW IN IRELAND (Captain Rock)

Romantic View in Wales
A ROMANTIC VIEW IN WALES (Sir Watkin Williams Wynn)

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