| The Camera
Lucida was invented by the British scientist William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828) in
1806/1807. It is an aid to drawing, not a camera. When the artist looks through the
prism he sees both the drawing board and the subject he wants to draw. He now fills in the
image in correct perspective. The camera Lucida is not easy to use. The skills of the
artist determines the result. When looking both at motif and drawing through the prism you
can only see a part of the motif that means that the camera Lucida has to be realigned
several times. |
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