The Camera Obscura

1764

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 88.6 x 88.5 cm (34 7/8 x 34 13/16 in.) framed: 120.7 x 114.9 x 12.7 cm (47 1/2 x 45 1/4 x 5 in.)
Collection no.: 1945.10.1
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

Charles Amédée Philippe Van Loo. The Camera Obscura. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

About this artwork

The Camera Obscura — Charles Amédée Philippe Van Loo. 1764.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 88.6 x 88.5 cm (34 7/8 x 34 13/16 in.) framed: 120.7 x 114.9 x 12.7 cm (47 1/2 x 45 1/4 x 5 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1945.10.1. Gift of Mrs. Robert W. Schuette.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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