Personificatie van het zintuig Gezicht c. 1740 - 1760

This etching by Etienne Fessard, titled "Personificatie van het zintuig Gezicht" (Personification of the Sense of Sight), depicts a nude figure representing Sight, standing on a globe, his back to the viewer. His left hand holds a bird, symbolizing the act of observation. Fessard's detailed work on the figure's anatomy and the dramatic flow of his drapery brings a sense of dynamism to the composition. Created around 1740-1760, the work is a fine example of 18th-century allegorical art, where abstract concepts are embodied through human figures.