Glasses in the 17th Century

 

In the 17th century, glasses became available to various segments of the population.

The 1690 lithograph "The Spectacle Seller" confirms this.

 

The 1690 lithograph "The Spectacle Seller" confirms this.

 

The glasses of King James II of England (James II, 1633 - 1701) of the House of Stuart  

 They are currently in France. It was there that the king had been in exile since 1690.

 

 

 

Another 17th-century engraving — "The Spectacle Seller".

 

 

Gerard Dou

Dutch painter

 

The main character of the painting "Parable of the Rich Man" (1627)

by Dutch painter, draftsman, and etcher Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn